Programme for 2nd World Congress on Stress

Melbourne, Australia

Sunday, October 25 1998 - Friday, October 30 1998


Sunday, October 25

Symposia: - Symposium for the Community
Workshop: - Part 1: A Practical Understanding of the Nature of Stress and Stress Managment in the Clinic and Workplace

Monday, October 26

Plenary: - Presidential Address
Symposia: - Novel Aspects in the Regulation of the HPA Axis
Symposia: - Isatin, A New Neurochemical Agent: Role in Stress
Symposia: - Stress and the Law
Symposia: - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stress-Related Ill Health on a Community Level
Symposia: - Will the real PTSD stand up?
Symposia: - Stress Related Disorders in Non-Western Countries
Symposia: - Stress and Coping
Symposia: - Cytokines and Psychological Stress in Humans
Symposia: - Stress and the Skin
Symposia: - Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia and other forms of Chronic Abdominal Pain
Symposia: - New Insights in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Paper: - Stress and Physical Illnesses
Paper: - Stress, Depression and HPA Axis
Workshop: - Part 2: A Practical Understanding of the Nature of Stress and Stress Management in the Clinic and Workplace
Poster: - Occupational Stress / Measures of Stress
Poster: - Stress & Physical Illness
Poster: - Miscellaneous
Poster: - Treatment / Management of Stress
Poster: - Basic / Animal Studies

Tuesday, October 27

Plenary: - Mental Stress, Panic Disorder and the Heart
Plenary: - Hans Selye Lecture
Symposia: - Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS)
Symposia: - Stress and Female Specific Mood Disorders
Symposia: - Cytokines as Mediators of Ilness-Related Stress
Symposia: - Autonomic Activity and the Cardiovascular System
Symposia: - Stress and Academia
Symposia: - Stressor-Specific Activation of Catecholaminergic Systems
Symposia: - Managing Stress - Some Strategies Ancient, Some Strategies Cutting Edge
Symposia: - Stress and Quality of Life in Medical and Psychiatric Illness
Symposia: - Animal Models for Stress-Induced Depression
Symposia: - Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS)
Paper: - Trauma and Stress
Paper: - Basic Studies of Anti-Stress Agents
Poster: - Stress & Psychiatric Disorders
Poster: - Neuroendocrine Studies
Poster: - Trauma & PTSD
Poster: - Stress & Children
Poster: - Basic / Animal Studies

Wednesday, October 28

Plenary: - Biopsychosocial Aspects of Gastrointestinal Disease
Symposia: - Glucocorticoid Feedback in Brain Stress Circuitry; Novel Methods, Novel Insights
Symposia: - Stress and Development
Symposia: - Stress and Distress in Dentistry
Symposia: - Excitatory Amino Acids in Stress
Symposia: - Stress and Depression
Symposia: - Catecholamine Biosynthesis
Symposia: - Stress at Work
Symposia: - Neuroimaging and Stress
Symposia: - Stress and Suicide
Paper: - Treatment of Stress
Paper: - Neuroendocrine Studies in Animals

Thursday, October 29

Plenary: - The Changing Nature of Work: Current and Future Stresses
Symposia: - Modelling Occupational Stress, Psychological Well Being
Symposia: - The CNS Circuitry of Stress: Relationships between CRF and Noradrenaline
Symposia: - The Assessment and Quantification of Lifetime Adversity in Large-Scale Population Studies
Symposia: - Stress-Related Factors in Children with Sexual Behavior Problems and their Caregivers: Etiology, Treatment and Maintenance of Change
Symposia: - Functional Neuroimaging of Stress and Emotions
Paper: - Measurement of Stress and Stress in Different Populations

Sunday, October 25 14:00-16:00

Symposia: - Symposium for the Community

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Sunday, October 25

Workshop: - Part 1: A Practical Understanding of the Nature of Stress and Stress Managment in the Clinic and Workplace

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Monday, October 26 08:30-09:30

Plenary: - Presidential Address

Presidential Address
Graham D Burrows,

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Novel Aspects in the Regulation of the HPA Axis

ChairGreti Aguilera, United States

Adaptation of the Hypothalamic Response and Pulsatile HPA Activity to Acute and Chronic Stress
Stafford L Lightman, United Kingdom

Corticosterone and CRH Gene Expression in the Rat Paraventricular Nucleus: More than just Inhibition?
Alan G Watts, United States

HPA Axis Regulation in Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone(CRH) Gene Knockout Mice
Stacie C Weninger, United States

Compensatory Response to a Non-Peptide Corticotropin Releasing Factor Antagonist and its Effect on the HPA Axis
Mark A Smith, United States

Interaction Between Hypothalamic Corticotropin Releasing Factors and Glucocorticoids on Pituitary Corticotroph Function
Greti Aguilera, United States

Multiple Mechanisms Modulate Corticotroph Function During Stress
Dominic J Autelitano, Australia

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Isatin, A New Neurochemical Agent: Role in Stress

Co-ChairMerton Sandler, United Kingdom
Vivette Glover, United Kingdom

Isatin: An Overview
Vivette Glover, United Kingdom

Isatin Raise Serotonin, Dopamine and Acetylcholine Levels in the Rat Brain
Masaru Minami, Japan

Isatin in Urine and Brain
Angela Clow, United Kingdom

Stress- and the 5-HT2C Receptor Agonist-Induced Increase in Urinary Isatin Excretion in Rats: Reversal by Dexamethasone
Yumiko Tozawa, Japan

Isatin: Metabolism and Some Mechanisms of Action
Alexei E Medvedev, Russia

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Stress and the Law

ChairGeorge Mendelson, Australia

Stress and the Law
George Mendelson, Australia

Stress and the Law: Stress and Physical Disease/Illness
Peter Greenberg, Australia

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stress-Related Ill Health on a Community Level

ChairLennart Levi,

Stress-related ill health: Causes, Mechanisms and Prevention
Lennart Levi,

Stress-related ill Health in Japan
Teruichi Shimomitsu, Japan

A "bottom-up" Model for Studying Stress-Related ill Health at a Population Level - Examples and Prevention Aspects
Sven Ingmar Andersson, Sweden

After the "M/S ESTONIA" Disaster - a Longitudinal Survey of Relatives of Victims and of Survivors
Kristina Brandänge, Sweden

Managers' Stress - Options for Primary Prevention
Peggy Bernin, Sweden

Gender-Oriented Consultation for Women - a Prevention Focused Perspective
Birgitta Hovelius, Sweden

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Stress-Related Ill Health on a Population Level
Lennart Levi,

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Will the real PTSD stand up?

ChairDavid S Bell,

Will the Real PTSD Stand Up?
David S Bell,

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Symposia: - Stress Related Disorders in Non-Western Countries

ChairSaroja Krishneswamy, Malaysia

The Highlands Tower Disaster: Psychological Sequelea in Fireworkers
Saroja Krishneswamy, Malaysia

Psychotherapy for Stress Related Disorders in Inherently Religious Clients in Malaysia - An Experience with 200 Clients
Azhar M Zain, Malaysia

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stress and Coping

ChairJeannette Milgrom, Australia

Introduction Based on Coping with Surgery Project
Jeannette Milgrom, Australia

Psychological Foundations of Stress and Coping: A Developmental Perspective
Dianna T Kenny, Australia

The Different Ways in which Adolescents and Adults Cope: A Comparison
Erica Frydenberg, Australia

Coping with Angry Affect amongst Women with Breast Cancer
Jeff Richards, Australia

The Roles of Control, Solution-Oriented, and Affective-Oriented Coping in Stress
Kathleen A Moore, Australia

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Cytokines and Psychological Stress in Humans

Co-ChairMichael Maes, Belgium
Brian E Leonard, Ireland

Cytokines in Detoxified Patients with Chronic Alcoholism without Liver Diease: Increased Monocytic Cytokine Production
Cai Song, Canada

Post-infective neuropsychiatric disorders: a role for IL-6?
Ian Hickie, Australia

The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha in Stress, Anxiety States, Anorexia Nervosa and Alzheimer's Disease
Robyn J Holden,

Relationship Between Stress-Induced Anxiety and Enhanced Production of Proinflammatory Cytokines in Normal Humans
Michael Maes, Belgium

Stress, Anxiety and Depression: The Link with Disregulated Noradrenergic-Corticotorphic Releasing Factor Systems
Brian E Leonard, Ireland

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stress and the Skin

ChairRobin Marks, Australia

Atopic Eczema - The Classical Stress-Related Skin Disease
David J Horne, Australia

Hair, Nails and Stress
Rodney D Sinclair, Australia

A Two Year Study of the Morbidity, Severity and Cost of having Psoriasis in Australia
Anne L Plunkett, Australia

Coping with Stress and the Course of Psoriasis
Wendy Crouch, Australia

Psychogenic Skin Disorders
Jeremy J Horton, Australia

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia and other forms of Chronic Abdominal Pain

ChairBrendan Crotty,

Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain
Douglas A Drossman, United States

Stress, CRF and the Brain-Gut Axis
Yvette F Taché, United States

Helicobacter Pyloris and Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia
Neville Yeomans,

Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia
Richard Smallwood,

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - New Insights in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

ChairJoseph Zohar, Israel

Long Term Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alexander C McFarlane, Australia

A Consensus Meeting on Effective Research Practice in PTSD
Rajinder Judge, United States

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Monday, October 26 10:00-12:30

Paper: - Stress and Physical Illnesses

Co-ChairGeorge D Bishop, Singapore

Anger, Stress, Coping, and Well - Being
George D Bishop, Singapore

Essential Hypertension in Structure of Adaptation Process
Irina A Serbinenko, Ukraine

Myocardial Function in Patients with Ventricular Preexcitation During Electrophysiological Investigation
Maria Kostiv, Australia

Psychological and Cardiovascular Responses to Harassment
George D Bishop, Singapore

Different Responses of Right and Left Heart Ventricular Adenylyl Cyclase to Stress or Amphetamine Treatment in Lewis Rats
Vera Klenerová, Czech Republic

Factors Inducing Stress Pre and Post Transplant Surgery
Jane M Fletcher, Australia

Comparative Estimation of Ketamine and Fentanil Influence on Neurotransmitter Systems in Humans Under Operation Stress
Natalia A Davydova, Russia

Cerebral Cortical and Autonomic Nervous Activities During Mental Stress
Masanori Munakata, Japan

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Monday, October 26 13:30-16:00

Paper: - Stress, Depression and HPA Axis

Co-ChairDavid P Wheatley, United Kingdom
Angela Clow, United Kingdom

Stress in Depression: A Role for Hypericum
David P Wheatley, United Kingdom

Effects of Hypercortisolemia on Endocrine and Metabolic Functions as Well as on Body Composition in Major Depression
Bettina Weber, Germany

Cortisol and Regulation of Monoamine Oxidase A Activity
Angela Clow, United Kingdom

Cortisol Responses to Mental Stress are Prolonged in Older Persons
Charles W Wilkinson, United States

Cortisol and Prolactin Responses to Transcutaneous Magnetic Brain Stimulation and Mental Arithmetic in Males and Females
Gary A Wittert, Australia

The Cortisol Response to Awakening in Relation to the Circadian Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Cycle
Angela Clow, United Kingdom

24 Hour Urinary Free Cortisol in Patients Suffering from Burnout Syndrome
Paul Freinkel, South Africa

Hypersecretory Response of Norepinephrine and ACTH to Interleukin-6 in Patients with Fibromyalgia: Evidence of a Neuroendocrine Abnormality
David J Torpy, Australia

Limbic Activation and Psychophysiological Response to Stressful Emotional Stimuli
Israel Liberzon, United States

Long-Term Changes in Defense Style Among Patients Recovering From Major Depression
Klaas Akkerman,

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Monday, October 26

Workshop: - Part 2: A Practical Understanding of the Nature of Stress and Stress Management in the Clinic and Workplace

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Monday, October 26 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Occupational Stress / Measures of Stress

Study of Work Stressors in Patients of Hospital del Trabajador
Fernando Oyarzun, Chile

Stressors Reported by Patients in a Tertiary Care Fatigue Clinic: A Controlled Study
Boudewijn Van Houdenhove, Belgium

Occupational Health Among Nurses
Pille Saar, Estonia

Symptoms and Sources of Stress in Chilean Workers
Marcelo Trucco, Chile

Correctional Officers' Perceived Interactional Style and Attitudes to Prisoners as Predictors of Stress and Burnout
Suzanne McLaren, Australia

Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Processes in Police Officers: A Comparison of Specific Work Situations
Suzanne McLaren, Australia

Oremus Stress Test (OST) and New Method of Ceasing Emergency Condition
János Boczán, Hungary

Validation of the Stress Curve Against the Maslach Burnout Inventory
Jonathan Moch, South Africa

The Relationship of Emotion Control to Stress and Health Complaints
George D Bishop, Singapore

Psychophysiological and Cognitive Impact of the Emotional Self-Reflective Expression on Health
T B Domínguez, Mexico

The Type of Coping Determines the Relation Between Emotional and Somatic Stress Responses
Sonja S Rohrmann, Germany

The Influence of the Order of Positive (Uplift) and Negative (Hassle) Events
Darryl J Maybery, Australia

Effects of Psychological Defense on Processing of Neutral Stimuli Indicated by Event Related Potentials
Holger Ursin, Norway

Health Effects of Job Demands Depend More on Coping than Control
Hege R Eriksen, Norway

Health Locus of Control, Value for Health and Current Health State as Predictors of Job Satisfaction in Teachers
Suzanne McLaren, Australia

Work Stress and Health Complaints Among Teachers in Estonia
Eda Merisalu, Estonia

Occupational Role and the Provision of Social Support in an Academic Institution
Sandra N Tunley, Australia

The Impact of Organizational Restructuring on Employees in a Public Utility Company
Vivien Swanson, United Kingdom

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Monday, October 26 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Stress & Physical Illness

"Psychological Immunotherapy": Non-Invasive Treatment of Asthmatic Patients
R S. L. Pérez, Mexico

Stress and Bronchial Asthma
Nikolai S Sapronov, Russia

Stressful Work: The Insidious Onset of Asthma in Working Women
Maureen F Dollard, Australia

Chaotic Analysis of Electrogastrography on Mental Arithmetic Stress
Mikihiko Fukunaga, Japan

Effects of a Stress management Program ("Brelax") on the Health of Coronary Heart Disease Sufferers
Yehudit Feuer, Israel

Comorbidity of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Minor Psychiatric Disorders
Chwen Cheng Chen, Taiwan, Province of China

Effects of Gik Solution on Stress Hormones and Insulin Resistance During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Feilong Hei,

Effects of Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Anesthesia on Stress Hormones and Isulin Resistance
Feilong Hei,

Stress, Heroin Addiction and Relapse
Todor Kostov, Bulgaria

Comparative Studies in the Antioxidative Neurometabolic Treatment of Nicotine-Related Disorders
Radu Mihailescu, Romania

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Monday, October 26 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Miscellaneous

Cultural Diversity in the Family Context
Sussa van Staden, South Africa

Sexual Function After Transurethral Prostatectomy
Buzurukov Azam Jamolovich, Russia

To Reveal Changes of Spermogramms Data in Patients after Adenomectomy compair to preoperational Data
Buzurukov Azam Jamolovich, Russia

The Effect of Age on Male Reproductive Function
Buzurukov Azam Jamolovich, Russia

Pre-Menstrual Syndrome as the Paradigm of an Internal Biochemical Stress
Renato Cocchi, Italy

Unwanted Effects of Drugs and Premenstrual Syndrome: Is Stress the Link?
Renato Cocchi, Italy

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Monday, October 26 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Treatment / Management of Stress

Quality Indicators for Rehabilitation of Occupational Stress
Leonie E Nowland, Australia

Effectiveness of "Stress Immunity Group Therapy" in Treating Neurotic Outpatients
Chia-Ming Chang, Taiwan, Province of China

Managing Through Stress in Sliding Mode
Varsenik Gharakhanyan, Armenia

Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding - An Ancient & Current Therapeutic Intervention which involves Multiple Stress Reduction in the Treatment of Various Disabilities & Illnesses
Zipporah Oliver, Australia

A New Neurometabolic Treatment in Stress-Related Disorders
Dan Prelipceanu, Romania

Perceived Stress and Physical Activity and Fitness
Maarike Harro, Estonia

Exercise Habits and Work-Related Stress in Japanese Male Employees
Yuko Odagiri, Japan

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Monday, October 26 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Basic / Animal Studies

Effect of Midazolam on the Open Field Behavior in Isolation and Socially Reared Rats
Noppamars Wongwitdecha, Thailand

Flesinoxan, A 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist, Prevents the Stress-Induced Changes in Emotional Behavior in Mice
Minoru Tsuji, Japan

Antistress Effect of Thyroid Hormones and its Removal by Protein Synthesis Inhibitor
Alexandra P Bozshko, Belarus

New Partial NMDA-Receptor Agonist Modulates In Vivo Dopamine Release in the Hypothalamus
Vladimir S Sergeyev, Russia

Effects of MK801, A Non Competitive Antagonist of Glutamatergic NMDA Receptors on Stress Hyperthermia in Rats
Lionel P Bourdon, France

Herbal Drugs: Immunomodulatory Properties and Therapeutic Potentials
Lilly Ganju, India

Chronic Mild Stress Protects Non-Pregnant Rats Against Behavioral Depression
Nancy A Teixeira, Brazil

Withdrawn:Influence of Gender on Behavior of Rats Submitted to Swimming-Stress
Fernanda K Marcondes, Brazil

Forced Swim in Cold or in Hot Water Fails to Increase Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Adult Swiss Mice Even After Mild Endotoxemic Challenge
Lionel P Bourdon, France

Central Preprogalanin mRNA Expression in Hypertensive and Normotensive Rat Brain Following Restraint Stress
Bevan W Sweerts, Australia

B2-Adrenoceptors in Right Atria from Stressed Female Rats

Stress Induced Alteration on Lipolitic Response to Catecholamines in Rat Adipocytes

Protective Effect of Adaptation to Stress from Disturbances in the Blood System in Haemorrhagic Shock
Yuriy V Arkhipenko, Russia

Stress Induced Lesions of Myocardium and Their Correction by Taurine Derivatives
Nikolai S Sapronov, Russia

Role of No in Stress Induced Changes of Vascular Tone
Alexander P Solodkov, Belarus

Different Reactions to Acute and Repeated Stress in Two Inbred Strains of Rats
Miroslav Starec, Czech Republic

Stress Proteins on the Colorectal Cancer Cells
Zorka T Milicevic, Yugoslavia

Acute and Long-Term Physiological Effects of Social Stress Episodes in Wild-Type Rats
Andrea Sgoifo, Italy

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Tuesday, October 27 11:30-12:30

Plenary: - Mental Stress, Panic Disorder and the Heart

ChairFrederick A O Mendelsohn, Australia

Mental Stress, Panic Disorder and the Heart
Murray Esler, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 12:30-13:30

Plenary: - Hans Selye Lecture

ChairYvette F Taché, United States

Pain-Related Neuronal Pathways in Stress Response
Miklós Palkovits, Hungary

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS)

Co-ChairSue Cartwright, United Kingdom
Kate Sparks, United Kingdom

Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Managerial Stress
Kate Sparks, United Kingdom

Managerial Stress and Strain in New Zealand Organizations
M O'Driscoll, New Zealand

Managerial Stress, Job Satisfaction and Health in Taiwan
Luo Lu,

Managerial Stress in Hong Kong Before and After the Handover in 1997
O L Siu, Hong Kong

Sources and Outcomes of Stress Among Managers in Slovenia
M Pagon, Slovenia

Gender and Occupational Stress: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Karen Miller, South Africa

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress and Female Specific Mood Disorders

Co-ChairMeir Steiner, Canada
Elizabeth A Young, United States

Cortisol and Testosterone Correlates of Affective Responses to Infant Cry and Odor Stimuli in New Parents
Alison S Fleming, Canada

Sleep, Stress, and Bipolar Disorder
Ellen Leibenluft, United States

The Role of Sex Steroids in Eating Disorders and Other 'Serotonin-Related' Conditions in Women
Elias Eriksson, Sweden

Ovarian Hormones and the Regulation of Stress Systems
Elizabeth A Young, United States

Stress and Gender Specificity of the Serotonergic Cascade
Meir Steiner, Canada

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Cytokines as Mediators of Ilness-Related Stress

ChairAdrian J Dunn, United States

Infection as a Stressor; Cytokines as the Mediators
Adrian J Dunn, United States

Role of the Central Amygdala in Generating Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Systematic Interleukin-1b
Kathryn M Buller, Australia

Multiple Neuroendocrine, Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Effects of Interferon-alpha
David Saphier, United States

Behavioural Effects of Cytokines: Interactions with Stress and N-3 Fatty Acids
Stephen Kent, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Autonomic Activity and the Cardiovascular System

ChairFrederick A O Mendelsohn, Australia

Central Control of Autonomic Activity
Robin M McAllen, Australia

Integration of central regulation of blood pressure
Roger AL Dampney, Australia

Neural pathways mediating emotional coping in response to inescapable stress
Richard J Bandler, Australia

Patterning of sympathetic activity in humans
Murray D Esler, Australia

Central pathways subserving the cardiovascular response to psychological stress
Pascal Carrive, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress and Academia

ChairTerry Hore,

Academic Stress: Pilot Study and Future Research
Con Stough, Australia

Occupational Stress and Health of Academic Staff
Jagdish Dua, Australia

A Study of Stress in Student Administration
Zofia Krzemionka, Australia

Australian Dean Stress
James C Sarros, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stressor-Specific Activation of Catecholaminergic Systems

Co-ChairRichard Kvetnansky, Slovak Republic
Richard C McCarty, United States

Stressor-Specific c-fos Expression in CNS and Regulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenocortical Responses
Karel Pacák, United States

Stressor-Specific Secretion of Catecholamines and Expression of Genes Coding for their Synthetic Enzymes
Richard Kvetnansky, Slovak Republic

Stress, Neurotransmitters and Age-Related Memory Decline
Richard C McCarty, United States

Primitive Specificity of Stress Responses: Clinical Demonstrations
David S Goldstein, United States

Participation of Brainstem Catecholaminergic Neurons in Stress Response
Miklós Palkovits, Hungary

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Managing Stress - Some Strategies Ancient, Some Strategies Cutting Edge

Co-ChairMary Joseph, United States

The Effect of Strong Religious Beliefs on Coping with Stress
Mary Joseph, United States

Update on Perioperaative Stress Management
John Joseph, United States

A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of the Effects of Kava on Daily Stress and Anxiety in Adults
Nirbhay N Singh, United States

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stress and Quality of Life in Medical and Psychiatric Illness

ChairBruce Singh,

An Australian Approach to Quality of Life Measurement
Graeme Hawthorne, Australia

An International Approach to Quality of Life
Bruce Singh,

Quality of Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Douglas A Drossman, United States

Health Related Quality of Life in IBD: as Australian Survey
William R Connell, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Animal Models for Stress-Induced Depression

Co-ChairDavid H Overstreet, United States
Meir Steiner, Canada

The Flinders Sensitive Line Rat as a Model in Psychosomatic Medicine
Meir Steiner, Canada

Selective Breeding for 5-HT1A Sensitivity and Genetic Animal Models of Depression
Lynette C Daws, United States

Chronic Mild Stress Induces Depressive-Like Symptoms which are Reduced by Antidepressant Treatments
David H Overstreet, United States

Attenuation of Stress-Induced Septal Fos-Like Immunoreactivity (FOS-LI) in Helpless Rats
Frederick Petty, United States

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Collaborative International Study of Managerial Stress (CISMS)

Co-ChairSue Cartwright, United Kingdom
Kate Sparks, United Kingdom

Stress and Mental Health in Japanese Employees
Satoru Shima, Japan

Environmental and Personal Determinants of Occupational Stress in Australian Managers
Gabrielle Ostrognay, Australia

Management Stress and Stress Management in Spain
Steven Poelmans, Spain

Stress and Managers in Sweden
Peggy Bernin, Sweden

Managerial Stress in Private and State Organisations in Poland
Maria Widerszal-Bazyl, Poland

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Tuesday, October 27 08:30-11:00

Paper: - Trauma and Stress

Co-ChairPhilippe J Birmes, France
Sarah A Crome, Australia

PTSD and Litigation
Maye Taylor, United Kingdom

Dissociative Phenomena in Response to Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma
Georgina E Holmes, Australia

The Limitations of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Model inRelation to Sexual Abuse by Clergy
Derek P Farrell, United Kingdom

A Victimological Study of Male and Female Adult Rape: General Stress Adjustment Profiles and Gender Differences
Sarah A Crome, Australia

Acute Stress in a Group of Plane Crash Survivors
Philippe J Birmes, France

Spontaneous Athletic Trauma as the Result of the Overtraining Stress
Renato Cocchi, Italy

Drug Therapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Nikola L Mandic, Croatia

PTSD Among Victims of Natural Disasters and Violence
S A Sedrakyan, Armenia

War Gain
Neda D Esapovic Gres, Croatia

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Tuesday, October 27 13:30-16:00

Paper: - Basic Studies of Anti-Stress Agents

Co-ChairMark A Smith, United States
Peter Meerlo, The Netherlands

Effects of FK506, A Specific ncNOS Inhibitor, on Stress-Induced Hyperthermia in Conscious Rats
Lionel P Bourdon, France

Central Effect of Melatonin Against Stress-Induced Gastric Ulcers in Rats
Kimitoshi Kato, Japan

Anti-Stress and Anti-Aging Neurometabolic Antioxidative Therapy. I. Preclinical Synthesis - 1998
Dan Riga, Romania

Central Role of Astrocyte on the Stress Habituation
Tohru Hasegawa, Japan

Stress Modulation of MHC Class II Gene Expression in Nude Mice
Erica L Altman, Australia

Neuroendocrine, Neurotransmitter System Development and Stress Responsiveness in Rhesus Monkeys
Gary W Kraemer, United States

Effects of a Non-Peptide CRF Antagonist (DMP696) on the Behavioral and Endocrine Sequelae of Maternal Separation
Mark A Smith, United States

Early Postnatal Handling and Adult Stress Reactivity
Peter Meerlo, The Netherlands

Acute Neonatal Stress Fails to Elicit Long Lasting Aversive Effects in Piglets
Nerida L Gallagher, Australia

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Tuesday, October 27 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Stress & Psychiatric Disorders

Prenatal and Postnatal Depression in Low Income Brazilian Women
Nancy A Teixeira, Brazil

Coping with Stress and Coping with Depression as Predictors of Subsequent Depression
Gary Felsten, United States

Nootrop for Immunotropic Treatment of Allergic Reactions in Patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder
Sergei Minenko, Ukraine

The Effects of Light and Exercise on Depression
Lisa M Hopes, Australia

Stress Responses in Self-Defeating Personality Disorder
Lisa M Hopes, Australia

Depression, Self-Defeating and Self-Destructive Behaviours as Predictors of Suicide
Lisa M Hopes, Australia

Demographic Characteristics of Iranian Suicidal Patients
Jamshid Ahmadi, Iran

Rate of Stress in the Obstetric and Nursing Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Jamshid Ahmadi, Iran

Stress and Psychic Disorders
Snezana P Pejkovska-Dimovska,

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Tuesday, October 27 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Neuroendocrine Studies

Alterations in HPA - Axis Related Neuropeptides in Patients with a Recent Suicide Attempt
Asa Westrin, Sweden

Salivary Cortisol Concentrations as a Predictor of Responce in Nonorganic Depression
Lívia M Vavrusová,

Fetal and maternal Cortisol Responses to Stress
Rachel Gitau, United Kingdom

The Low Body Negative Pressure Stress Modifies the Hormones Release in Man
Ruben A Tigranian, Russia

The Models of Hormonal Relationships after Brain Injury in Man
Eda Merisalu, Estonia

Membranes and Stress
Mauricio O Erijman, Argentina

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Tuesday, October 27 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Trauma & PTSD

Art Group Therapy in Treatment of PTSD Patients
Gordana I Mandic-Gajic, Yugoslavia

Group Therapy in Treatmant of Victims of War
Tatjana S Alacov, Yugoslavia

The Meaning of a Diagnostic Instrument in Assessing the Incidence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Croatian War Veterans
Vlado Jukic, Croatia

Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders in Croatian War Veterans
Vlado Jukic, Croatia

Some Caracteristic of Ulcer Disease of Patients PTSD
Josip Cicek, Croatia

The Sedative Effect of Electric Field/EF/, 2-4 MV/CM, Applied in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients/PDSP/ With Hypertension
Gavril S Markarov, Russia

Peculiarities and Psychocorrection of Personality Time in Persons Who Participated in Liquidation of Chernobyl Accident Consequences
Viktoriya E Karaccheeva, Ukraine

The Stressrelated Disorders Among Belarussian Children operated on the Thyroid Cancer (Clinical and Dosimetry Analysis
Sergey A Igumnov, Belarus

Mental and Behavioral Disorders Among Belarussian Children Exposed to Radioecological and Psychological Stressors
Sergey A Igumnov, Belarus

The Characteristics of Exercise Performances to Treadmill Stress Exercise in Young Women of Sarajevo in the Post War Period
Emina Nakas-Icindic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Values of Heart Rate in Response to Treadmill Stress Exercise in Posttraumatic Stress Disorders(PTSD) Patients of Sarajevo
Muzafer Mujic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Changes in Sleep Architecture in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Zvonko B Sundric, Yugoslavia

Stress as a Reason of Aggressive Criminal Behaviour
Janusz P Heitzman, Poland

Preference for Predictable Electric Shocks: Information on Time, Intensity, and Location of the Forthcoming Shock
Masahiko Katake, Japan

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Tuesday, October 27 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Stress & Children

Relaxation Skills for Children - Basic Concepts and Skills
Jenny C Rickard, Australia

Stress and Psychosomatic Disorders at Children in the Preschool Age
Mirjana A Kaeva-Pejkovska,

Psychophysiologycal Stress Profile in Mexican Scholars Children
T C Hernández, Mexico

Stress Control for Mexican Scholars Children
T C Hernández, Mexico

Links Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance of Engineering Mexican Students (IPN)
L Y Olvera, Mexico

Personality Coping Resources in Pubescents
Lubomír Páleník,

Disbalance of Hormones at Children and Teenagers as the Consequence of Ecological Stress
Lubov I Gubareva, Russia

The Rationale For Drug Therapy in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Easiness Induced by Stress
Renato Cocchi, Italy

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Tuesday, October 27 16:00-17:00

Poster: - Basic / Animal Studies

Stress Responsiveness of the Bilateral Olfactory Bulbectomised Rat
Trevor Norman, Australia

Substance P and Prolactin in Mechanisms of Resistance to Emotional Stress
Eugene A Yumatov, Russia

Influence of Psychogenic and Neurogenic Stressors on Endocrine and Immune Activity: Different Responses in Fast and Slow Seizing Rat Strains
Cai Song, Canada

The Role of Maternal Hypercorticism in the Disorder of Reproductive Function of Rats
Lubov I Gubareva, Russia

The Role of Experimental Model of Depression in Hypothalamopituitary-Adrenal Axis Response to an Acute Stress
Blagoje C Kuljic, Yugoslavia

Psychoneuroimmunological Response on an Acute Stress in Experimental Model of Depression
Blagoje C Kuljic, Yugoslavia

ACTH Immunisation in Pigs Suppresses the Cortisol Response to Insulin Induced Hypoglycaemia
Caroline Lee, Australia

Non-Responsiveness of the Rat HPA Axis to Parturition-Related Stimuli: Inhibitory Effects of Endogenous Opioids
Inga D Neumann, Germany

Dysregulation of the HPA Axis in Rats Bred for High Anxiety-Related Behavior: Use of the Combined Dexamethasone/CRH-Test
Inga D Neumann, Germany

The Effect of Elevated Opiate or Hydrocortisone Exposure on Rate of Apoptosis in Bovine Mammary Explant Tissue
Paul A Sheehy, Australia

Chronic Colitis Alters Brain Corticotropin Releasing Factor (CRF) mRNA Expression, Endocrine and Autonomic Responses to Acute Stress
Million Mulugeta, United States

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Receptor 2 Agonist Reverses Visceral Hypersensitivity in Conscious Sprague Dawley (SD) Rats
Celinet L Maillot, United States

Central Amygdala Control of Neuroendocrine Responses to Immune Challenge
Y Xu, Australia

Stressor Dependent Effects of Estrogen on Hypothalamic CRF and Oxytocin Cells
C V Dayas, Australia

Stress-Induced Changes on Corticosterone and Sexual Steroids Levels in Female Rats: Influence of the Estrous Cycle

Early Postnatal Treatment with ACTH(4-9) Analog Org2766 Affects Adult Behavioural Performance in Rats
Katalin M Horvath, The Netherlands

Effect of Verapamil on Cold Restraint-Induced Gastric Lesions in an Animal Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Maria Caballero-Bleda, Spain

Age Related Spatial learning Deficit Correlates with Hippocampal Damage
Gwyneth Hill Beagley, United States

Withdrawn:Sodium Chloride Effects on the Respiratory Metabolism in Plants
Valentina O Mittova, Israel

Effect of the Selenium on the Accumulation of Some Heavy Metals in Leaves of Zea MaysL.
Krystyna Pazurkiewicz-Kocot, Poland

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Wednesday, October 28 11:30-12:30

Plenary: - Biopsychosocial Aspects of Gastrointestinal Disease

ChairBruce Singh,

Gastrointestinal Illness and the Biopsychosocial Model
Douglas A Drossman, United States

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Glucocorticoid Feedback in Brain Stress Circuitry; Novel Methods, Novel Insights

ChairRonald De Kloet, The Netherlands

Corticosteroid Receptor Mouse Mutants
Timothy J Cole, Australia

Psychosocial Stress in the Visible Burrow System: Neural and Hormonal Features
Randall R Sakai, United States

Neurocircuit Inhibition of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis
James P Herman, United States

Brain Corticosteroid Receptors and Neural Stress Circuitry
Ronald De Kloet, The Netherlands

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress and Development

ChairGeorge P Chrousos, United States

Understanding Why Prenatal Disturbance Has Lingering Effects on Postnatal Immunity in Infants
Christopher L Coe, United States

The Psychobiology of Stress in Human Pregnancy
Pathik D Wadhwa, United States

The Endocrinology of Stress in the Pregnant Woman and her Fetus
Roger Smith, Australia

The Neurocircuitry of Major Depression and its Somatic Consequences Osteoporosis and Obesity
Philip W Gold, United States

Effects of Stress and Glucocorticoids on the Developing Brain
George P Chrousos, United States

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress and Distress in Dentistry

ChairJack Gerschman,

Overview of Stress in Dentistry
Jack Gerschman,

Exercise and Nutrition in Reducing Stress
J Toomey,

Psychological Management of Stress
Sandra Boughton,

Organization and Stress
G Scott,

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Excitatory Amino Acids in Stress

Co-ChairDaniela Jezová,
Gabor B Makara,

Regulatory and Neurotoxic Effects of Glutamate and Stress Hormone Release
Daniela Jezová,

Glutamate Transport and Glutamte Metabotropic Receptors in Stress-Related Neurodegeneration
Vladimir J Balcar, Australia

Somatostatin Neurons and Stress: Effect of Glutamate and Possible Involvement of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
Lucia I Tapia-Arancibia, France

Excitatory Aminoacid Antagonists Modify Pituitary Hormone Secretion
Gabor B Makara,

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress and Depression

Co-ChairGraham D Burrows,
Brian E Leonard, Ireland

Psychopharmacology of Stress and Depression - Clinical
Graham D Burrows,

Psychopharmacology of Stress and Depression - Discussant
Brian E Leonard, Ireland

Postnatal Depression: A Model for the Role of Stressors in Depression
Jeannette Milgrom, Australia

A Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Approach to Stress in Depression
Robb Stanley,
Sandra Boughton,

Stress, Depression and Community Interventions
Barry J Evans, Australia

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Wednesday, October 28 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Catecholamine Biosynthesis

Co-ChairDona L Wong, United States
Esther L Sabban, United States

Stress - Induced Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase Gene Expression
Dona L Wong, United States

Stress Triggered Activation of Neurotransmitter Gene Expression in Periphery and CNS
Esther L Sabban, United States

Regulation of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Neurotransmission in the Locus Coeruleus (LC)
Rita J Valentino, United States

Stressor-Specific Effects on Catecholamine Expression: Tetrahydrobiopterin Enzymes
Toshi Nagatsu, Japan

Stressor - Dependent Changes in Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Expression
William A Tank, United States

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Wednesday, October 28 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stress at Work

ChairSatoru Shima, Japan

Stress Management Programs at Work in Japan
Satoru Shima, Japan

Internal and External Occupational Psychiatric Therapeutic Activities in Japan
Minoru Arai, Japan

Workplace Stress Management to Promote Employees' Health in Japan
Lumie Kurabayashi, Japan

Reduction of Job Stressors to Create Healthy Work Organizations
Takashi Haratani, Japan

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Wednesday, October 28 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Neuroimaging and Stress

ChairJames Olver,

Word Emotional Valence Influences Steady State Visually Evoked Potential (SSVEP) Topography in Healthy Women
Donna M Robb, Australia

PET Imaging of Agression in Schizophrenia: Implications for the Study of Stress
Michael TH Wong, Australia

PET, Panic and Benzodiazepine Receptors
James Olver,

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Wednesday, October 28 13:30-16:00

Symposia: - Stress and Suicide

Co-ChairGraham D Burrows,
John Tiller, Australia

Youth Suicide- Victorian Study
Graham D Burrows,

Pyschiatric Illness, Assessment and Treatment Provision in the Hospital Emergency Department: Guidelines for Mental Health Service
John Tiller, Australia

Stress and Suicide, An Australia-wide View
Pierre Baume,

Youth Suicide, Prevention & Interventions
Graham Martin,

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Wednesday, October 28 08:30-11:00

Paper: - Treatment of Stress

Co-ChairHeather M Arthur, Canada
Craig S Hassed, Australia

Managing Stress at a Distance
Craig S Hassed, Australia

Stress - A Sensory Based Review
Dennis K Chong, Canada

Teaching Children Relaxation Skills - A Means to Adult Stress Management
Jenny C Rickard, Australia
Gail D Powell, Australia

Stress Reduction with Motivational Interviewing and Skills-Based Counseling
Robert Scales, United States

Debriefing of General Practitioners (GP) After Stress(es) at Work - A Developing Model of Service for GPs
John Addis, Australia

Nootropic Antioxidative Therapy in Stress, Aging and Related Disorders. II. Clinical Review - 1998
Sorin Riga, Romania

Autologous Blood Donation: An Unlikely Stress Reducer
Heather M Arthur, Canada

Coping with Stress in Alcoholism - A Systemic Approach
Pande R Vidinovski, Macedonia

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Wednesday, October 28 13:30-16:00

Paper: - Neuroendocrine Studies in Animals

Co-ChairColin D Ingram, United Kingdom
Inga D Neumann, Germany

Effects of Melatonin Treatment on the HPA Axis Normalization in the Olfactory Bulbectomized Rat
Philippe Siaud, France

Does Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Mediate the Behavioral Response to Stressors?
Stacie C Weninger, United States

Expression of Corticotropin Releasing Factor and its Binding Protein by an Amygdalar Neuronal Cell Line
Jeff J Mulchahey, United States

Melatonin Regulation of Glucocorticoid Receptor and Proopiomelanocortin mRNAs in Pituitary Corticotroph AtT20 Cells
Anne Marcilhac, France

Suppression of Stress-Induced Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Activity During Lactation or Intracerebroventricular Administration of Oxytocin
Colin D Ingram, United Kingdom

Intracerebral Oxytocin: Anxiolytic Action and Inhibition of the Basal Activity of the HPA Axis
Inga D Neumann, Germany

Neuropeptide Y Receptors Involved in Stress Responses
Jaanus Harro, Estonia

Substance P Acts Centrally to Terminate the Response to Acute Stress
David S Jessop, United Kingdom

Bacterial Translocation may Activate Brain Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Systems
Rhonda F Brown, Australia

Stress-Induced Monoamine Changes in the Nucleus Accumbens of the OB Rat: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study
Cai Song, Canada

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Thursday, October 29 11:30-12:30

Plenary: - The Changing Nature of Work: Current and Future Stresses

ChairGraham D Burrows,

The Changing Nature of Work: Current and Future Stresses
Lennart Levi,

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Modelling Occupational Stress, Psychological Well Being

ChairFiona A Jones, United Kingdom

Stress and Satisfaction in the Australian Army: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach
Nicholas J Reynolds, Australia

Karasek's Model: Extending the Demand Control Model of Occupational Stress
Fiona A Jones, United Kingdom

Testing Models of Work Stress in Laboratory Settings
Jim E H Bright, Australia

Organisations Undergoing Change: Testing the Demand, Support, Constraint Model of Occupational Stress
Ben Searle, Australia

Incorporating Individual Differences into Models of Work Stress, the Role of Negative Affect
Lucy Cooper, Australia

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - The CNS Circuitry of Stress: Relationships between CRF and Noradrenaline

ChairAdrian J Dunn, United States

Interactions Between Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Noradrenaline in the Brain During Stress
Adrian J Dunn, United States

Brain Corticotropin Releasing-Factor Systems Relevant for Energy Expenditure
Stephen C Heinrichs, United States

Epinephrine and Norepinephrine as Archetypical Neurotransmitters Regulating Adrenocorticol Secretion in the Rat: An Evaluation of Receptors, Cotransmittersand Neurosecretory Profiles
David Saphier, United States

Effects if Local Administration of CRF on the Activity of Locus Coeruleus Noradrenergic Neurons

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - The Assessment and Quantification of Lifetime Adversity in Large-Scale Population Studies

ChairPaul G Surtees, United Kingdom

The Assessment of Life-Time Adversity in a Large-Scale Population Study
Paul G Surtees, United Kingdom

The Quantification of Life-Time Adversity in a Large-Scale Population Study
Nick W. J. Wainwright, United Kingdom

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Stress-Related Factors in Children with Sexual Behavior Problems and their Caregivers: Etiology, Treatment and Maintenance of Change

ChairWilliam D Pithers,

Stress-related Factors in Children with Sexual Behaviour Problems and their Caregivers: Etiology, Treatment, and Maintenance of Change
William D Pithers,
Alison Gray,

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Symposia: - Functional Neuroimaging of Stress and Emotions

ChairIsrael Liberzon, United States

Limbic Activation and Skin Conductance Response to Negative Emotional Stimuli
Israel Liberzon, United States

Specific Neural Substrates for Disgust and Fear in Normal and Clinical Groups
Mary L Phillips, United Kingdom

Neuroimaging Correlates of Illness Severity and Hypercortisolemia in Depression
Wayne C Drevets, United States

Developing Neuroimaging Probes of Limbic Function
Scott L Rauch, United States

Neuroimaging of Emotions: Amygdala and Beyond
Israel Liberzon, United States

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Thursday, October 29 08:30-11:00

Paper: - Measurement of Stress and Stress in Different Populations

Co-ChairDarryl J Maybery, Australia
Peter W. H. Lee, Hong Kong

Occupational Stress Among Metropolitan GPs
Peter Schattner, Australia

A Critical Incidents Study of Stress and Coping in Hospital Frontline Nurses
Peter W. H. Lee, Hong Kong

Effects of Mid-Night Driving Job Stress on Increase in the Ventricular Premature Contraction (VPC) Frequency of a Taxi Driver
Naoki Maehara, Japan

Including Interpersonal Daily Events as Predictors of Distress and Well-being
Darryl J Maybery, Australia

Psychophysiological and Psychological Correlates of Work Place Phobia
Jacqueline M Carson, Australia

Validity, Reliability and Generalisability of the Positive and Negative Event Scale (PANE)
Darryl J Maybery, Australia

Stress and Functional System Theory
Alexandr V Savelyev, Russia

Pathogenesis in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Schizophrenia: A Comparison of Aoidant and Negative Symptom Clusters
Colleen McFarlane,

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