Silvio Saidemberg, M.D.
e-mail: ssaidemb@yahoo.com
home page: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/9308/
Résumé: (revised on February14, 2008)
Summary: * Dr. Silvio Saidemberg, psychiatrist, graduated from UNICAMP Medical
School (Brazil), fully licensed to practice medicine in Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York State and District of
Columbia; presently fully licensed in S. Paulo State (Brazil), Maine and
Wisconsin (USA). He had his three
years residency in general psychiatry at the affiliated program to the
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1973 up
to 1976: (
Recent and
Present activities:
1. Private
Practice in
Address: Av. Dr. Jesuino Marcondes
Machado, 2399
CEP 13090-723 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
e-mail: ssaidemb@yahoo.com
2. Writer
of articles on mental health related themes for the
3. Medical
Director of the Behavioral Health Services of
4. From
December 8, 2004 to May 10, 2005 - Child and Adolescent psychiatrist at Ceentury House Outpatient Program: Greater Binghamton
Health Center.
5. From
October 22, 2003 to May 10, 2005: Adolescent Day Treatment psychiatrist, at the
Greater Binghamton Health Center,
6. From
January 6, 2003 up to July the 16th, 2004: Adult Admission Unit of
the Greater Binghamton Health Center.
7. From
October 16 to November 16, 2003 and from December 16, 2003 to December 8, 2004
– Acting Clinical Director of the Greater
8.
Since
October, 2003 up to May 10, 2005: psychiatrist coordinator of the forensic
program to examine cases that should have a hearing in the Courts. Also, he
oversaw the Continued Psychiatric Education of the Staff Development
Program at BPC.
Teaching:
1.
Since July, 2005 up to May 1, 2006- pre-medical students rotated through
our services at the Behavioral Health Services of Aspirus,
also direct supervision was given to nurse practitioner training for inpatient
mental health practice.
2.
Since
September, 2003 till May 10, 2005 I taught and provided training plus
supervision at the clerkship program for DO Medical students at Greater
Binghamton Health Center/
3.
Since June
17, 2004 till May 10, 2005 I provided teaching, training and supervision at
Greater Binghamton Health Center for Physician Assistant graduating students
from King’s College, Wilkes Barre,
4.
From January
1989 to December 2002: professor of psychiatry, also as the chief of the
psychiatric internship program at
5.
In 1982 : professor of forensic psychology, pharmacology and
toxicology at the
Private practice:
Medical certificates of exams.
1.
2.
Graduation from
3.
4.
Board certified
in psychiatry - 1977 and
5.
-State of
Professional activities:
1.
With a very
broad medical and psychiatric experience, keeping a busy private practice in
2.
Professor of
Psychiatry at PUC -
3.
Several
presentations on themes concerning the main subjects of mental health.
4.
Large experience
with individual, family and group psychotherapies. (psychodynamic
and systemic approaches); including hypnosis for clinical investigation and
treatment.
5.
Pharmacotherapy,
liaison psychiatry, consultation in a broad variety of situations,
6.
Preventive
models in psychiatry.
7.
Forensic
studies.
8.
Scientific
education for the media, articles on psychological and psychiatric themes.
9.
Interviews and
published articles on child and adolescent development issues, drug use and the
role of the family on primary prevention, dangerous public misconceptions on
health, the social misery caused by racism, the tenets of democracy, being also
professionally cited by the Readers' Digest publication of May 2000, on the
theme "how husbands perceive the role of the wife" ("Segredo sobre as mulheres que os
maridos deveriam
saber"- Secrets about the wives that the husbands should know - pp.
113-116).
Brief summary of relevant functions:
1.
Adjunct Clinical
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine of NYCOM – New York
College of Osteopathic Medicine (January 2004 and currently)
2.
Professor of
Psychiatry at the discipline of psychiatry at PUC -
3.
Chief of the
Psychiatric Program of the
4.
Chief of the
Department of Psychiatry at the Campinas Medical and Surgical Society \"Sociedade de Medicina e Cirurgia de Campinas\"- 1988 up to 1990.
5.
President of the
Scientific Committee of The First National Conference on Drug Prevention; a
meeting organized by the main Brazilian associations on drug abuse recovery and
prevention, Indaiatuba, São Paulo State: November 15
through 18, 2001
6.
Active Member of
the Commission on Drug Prevention of PUC Campinas - since 1997 - having
organized the yearly seminar on Drug Abuse Prevention.
7.
Board Director of the Instituto Souza Novaes,
8.
Coordinator of
the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT) –
from 1984 to 2002 in
9.
Medical
consultant and reference for Brazilian self help organizations on drug
dependency recovery.
10.
Vice President
of the Organizational Committee for the First PUC
11. -Coordinator of the courses on Mental Health for
health professionals - "Núcleo de Saúde" PUC Campinas, from 1990 up to 1994.
12. Coordinator of the course on Child Mental Health - Núcleo de Saúde: PUC Campinas
June, 1992
13. President of the Panel Presentations Section of the
IX Congresso Brasileiro de Psiquiatria (IX Brazilian Congress of Psychiatry of the
Brazilian Psychiatric Association.)- October 09-12, 1986.
14. President of the Symposium on Chemical Dependence: a
multi-professional approach –(Toxicomanias: uma visão multidisciplinar)-
CPMP:
15. Special invitation by the USA Ambassador to Brasilia,
Mr. Diego C. Asencio, in order to integrate the
program of The United States Information Agency ( one month visiting the
principal Drug Prevention Programs in the USA, including the PRIDE Conference
in Atlanta and being received by the USA Congress and by the White House)-
April through May 1985 - International Visitor Program of USIA- Certified
program conclusion on May 6, 1985.
16. -President of the " I Simpósio de Psicofarmacologia da Criança e do Adolescente", (the First Symposium on Child and
Adolescent Psychopharmacology - CPMP)
17. One of the founders and first president of the
\"Centro de Estudos de Psiquiatria
e de Medicina Psicossomática\",
18. Professor of Psychopharmacology and Criminology at
the Faculdades Franciscanas,
Itatiba; in 1981.
19. President of the Scientific Committee of the National
Association of Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene \"Sociedade Nacional de Neurologia, Psiquiatria e Higiene Mental\"- 1979 through 1981;
20. Chief of the Closed Adolescent Unit of The
21. Instructor and Fellow of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry at The University of Rochester, Rochester, NY - from 1976 up to
1978.
Some of my publications:
1.
Se alguém não encontrou a felicidade (Portuguese) -
book : “Felicidade é uma decisão!” by Mina Seinfeld Carakushansky – Rio de
Janeiro: Gráfica Lidador/ 2007. article p. 193-197.
2.
Si alguno no encontró la felicidad (Spanish)- book:
!Yo decido ser feliz! By Mina Seinfeld Carakushansky – Rio de Janeiro: Gráfica
Lidador/ 2007. article p. 193-197
3.
Comportamentos ameaçadores e violentos devem ter um manejo
seguro (Portuguese) - A review and expansion of
“Threatening and Violent Behaviors Should Have a Safe Management”. The International Journal of Psychiatry. Psychiatry
online Brasil, article of the month, volume 11,
November, 2006.
4.
“Threatening and
Violent Behaviors Should Have a Safe Management”. http://searchwarp.com/swa107864.htm - October 27, 2006
5.
Growing old and Aging- October 2005 - http://www.geocities.com/ssaidemb/growing_old_and_aging.rtf http://searchwarp.com/swa28773.htm
6.
Drug Prevention
Position Paper: The Legalization Of "Recreational Drugs"; Should It
Occur? Published by Drug Network of the Americas (DPNA) - March, 2002 http://www.gdpn.org/dpna/Resources/Position%20Papers/recreationaldrugs.htm
7.
Tobacco
use/dependence - history,
epidemiological, clinical and treatment considerations, plus social
consequences and primary prevention programs - \"Drogas
e Álcool - Prevenção e tratamento\", Editora Komedi, pp. 82-104; 2001
8.
Alcoholism -
history, epidemiological, clinical and treatment considerations, plus social
consequences and primary prevention programs - \"Drogas
e Álcool - Prevenção e tratamento\", Editora Komedi, pp. 105-135; 2001
9.
Stefan Zweig and
Elisabeth, the mystery that keeps coming back - (1998 up to 2001) forensic
lectures at the University of São Paulo Law School and PUC Medical School (
discussed and published at different journals and other publications in Brazil)
- (Partially published by the Revista de Judaísmo e Cultura, pp. 3-12, on
April, 2001). texts are available at my Home Page:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/9308/
10. Psychoanalytic Psychiatry - SBPC (Brazilian Society
for the Progress of Science)online \"One hundred
years of dream analysis\" - November, 2000.
http://www.comciencia.br/reportagens/psicanalise/frameset/silsai.htm
11. A new model on prevention: Teaching children on drugs
when drugs are medications- Infarma- Journal of the
\"Conselho Federal de Farmácia
\"(
12. The Micturition ( A Função da Micção)-
July/September1998, UROdinâmica, SP,
13. Liberalism ("Liberalismo,
Apreciações subjetivas da liberdade"); its history
and importance throughout the long process of humanization and conquest of
human rights and social responsibility. SER Journal of the State Board of
Medicine\" Conselho Estadual
de Medicina- São Paulo, Brazil \"-
October/November/December 1998 - Year II - Nº 5
14. "Método Prover"- a method of primary prevention on drug abuse
focusing parental attitudes. 1997 - Approved by the CONFEN on June 27, 1997.
(40' video and text) (Brazilian Federal Board on Dependency Causing
Substances). The program has the purpose of being freely disseminated; it is a
non profit initiative to favor community action.
15. Evaluating children and adolescents - Boletim de Saúde Mental) Bulletin
of Mental Health of the Health Department of Campinas County - 1985.
16. Primary Prevention of substance misuse or abuse (Boletim de Saúde Mental) Bulletin
of Mental Health of the Health Department of Campinas - pp. 94-98; vol.1 - no.
5-6; January 1984.
17. Diagnostic Evaluation in Psychiatry - (Boletim de Saúde Mental) Bulletin
on Mental Health of the Health Department of Campinas County - pp. 22-34
December 1984
18. - BOOK: Psiquiatria
e Saúde Mental (Psychiatry and Mental Health)- Organizers \"Maurício Knobel e Silvio Saidemberg\"- Editores Associados, 431 pp. - 1983.
19. Motivational Factors for the use and abuse of drugs;
what takes a youngster to try drugs? Some clues to suspect the possibility of
use or abuse- "Padrões de Saúde"
- the drug-dependency in its multiple
20. The Evolution of the Mental Health Institutions in
the
HONOURS:
1.
DIPLOMA DE
MÉRITO MÉDICO (Diploma of Medical Merit )-
“Dr Roberto Maia Rocha Brito” by Government City Council of
2.
On February 19,
2004: I received an honorific promotion to Psychiatrist III at The Greater
Binghamton Psychiatric Center,
3.
Specific
recognition by medical associations: As President of the Scientific Committee
of the \"Sociedade Nacional
de Neurologia, Psiquiatria
e Higiene Mental\"- 1979 through 1981; Lauded by
acclamation confirmed by a Diploma on November the 4th, 1981, at the conclusion
assembly of the XV Congresso Nacional
de Neurologia, Psiquiatria
e Higiene Mental (XV National Congress of Neurology,
Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene ) Campinas, SP, Brazil.
4.
Recognition
Award as a medical writer: by the Brazilian Association for Medical Writers
(SOBRAMES): September 2001
Some Special Participations:
1.
Presenter of the
theme: “Quality of Life, the new paradigm for Mental Health” – XV FORUM de PSIQUIATRIA – FCM/UERJ –
2.
Presenter of the
theme: “Obtaining help to promote your own health, finding the means -. II
Medical Meeting with the community”. – Sociedade de Medicina e Cirurgia de Campinas-
October 17, 2007. (
3.
Presenter of the
theme: “Threatening and violent behaviors should have a safe management “- XIV
Forum de Psiquiatria (XIV Forum of Psychiatry) at
UERJ,
4.
Presenter of the
theme: Prevention of violent behavior in a general hospital Behavioral Health
Services staff meeting. April 21st, 2006. Behavioral Health Services
of
5.
Presenter of the
theme: depression and bipolarity in adolescents, diagnosis and misdiagnosis,
epidemiological data, treatment and management in the classroom: a two hour
presentation to the Adolescent Day Treatment Program team at Greater
Binghamton,
6.
"The
complexity of psychiatric problems in adolescents." – lecture for
the medical staff at Primary Care Grand Rounds, Wilson General Hospital, United Health Services Hospitals, Johnson City, NY. – January 27, 2005.
7.
Presenter of
theme: The clinical understanding of psychopathology and treatment within the
neurotransmitters interplay framework; on the Journal Club session of November
27, 2004,
8.
Mental health in
the
9.
Panel
Presentation: A case study on Child Sleep Deprivation - Simpósio
do Sono da Associação Paulista de Medicina (Sleep Symposium of the Medical Association of the
State of S. Paulo).IX Brazilian Symposium on Sleep, III S. Paulo Congress on
Sleep - 23-24 November, 2001
10. Lecturer: "Drug Prevention and the legalized
substances" - The First National Conference on Drug Prevention - Indaiatuba, November 16, 2001.
11. Lecturer: "The
12. Lecturer: Alcohol, drugs and driving at the III
Seminar on Drug Prevention - PUC Campinas, May 25, 2001.
13. Lecturer: "The creation of answers for the human
development at the Educational System"; Educational Meetings in the city
of
14. Lecturer: "Investigation in Forensic
Psychiatry" - Clinical Scientific Meeting in Psychiatry -
15. Lecturer: 4 hours presentation at the course on Biopsychosocial approach in Dentistry - Centro de Estudos Odontológicos "São Leopoldo Mandic"
16. Lecturer: Medical facts on drug prevention and as
coordinator of debates at the 1st Seminar on Drug Prevention - PUC Campinas,
October 23, 1998
17. Lecturer: Presentation and Discussion of Clinical
Case - Scientific Meeting of the Department of neuropsychiatry of the
18. Lecturer: Teaching parents on drug use prevention:
"Colégio Farroupilha"
(
19. Lecturer: The dream and its functions - a psychiatric
broad view on the study of the dreams throughout the times, the qualitative and
quantitative approaches to evaluate the dream in the clinical work. Symposium:
The interpretation of dreams in Psychoanalysis - September 13, 1997.
20. Lecturer: Clinical Profile of Mirtazapine
( a new antidepressant). At the discussion meeting
concerning the 150th Congress of the American Psychiatric Association -
Campinas, São Paulo - August 14, 1997.
21. Lecturer: Practical Applications of Brain SPECT in
Neuropsychiatry- Nuclear Medicine of
22. Lecturer: on the courses under own coordination and
approved by the Health Nucleus - PUC Campinas :
directed towards the health professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers,
psychologists - organization of services, clinical and psychotherapeutic
themes) - 1990 through 1994.
23. Lecturer: The evolution of concepts and assistance
models in Children Services and The clinical evaluation of the child- Health
Nucleus - PUC Campinas. June 08, 1992.
24. Lecturer: As coordinator of the debates at the PUC
25. Lecturer: Commended at the Teacher Seminar on Drug
Abuse by the
26. Lecturer: As organizer and conductor of the debates
with Dr. Mark Gold (USA) - Physical Problems related to Drug Abuse.
27. Lecturer: Psychiatric considerations on drug abuse -
CLACT - First Latin American Conference of Therapeutic Communities for
chemically dependents and alcoholics - April 05, 1987.
28.
Lecturer: Neurosis - March 31, 1987 - Sociedade de
Medicina e Cirurgia de Campinas (Campinas Medical and Surgical Society )
29. Lecturer: Spirituality and Psychiatry - Symposium Eranos- Annals: pp. 108-114
30. Lecturer: The conflict of the woman in the present
world and motherhood: Sociedade de Medicina e Cirurgia de Campinas
(Campinas Medical and Surgical Society ). April 24,
1984
31. Lecturer: Presentation of Clinical Case: Department
of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry- UNICAMP (
32. Lecturer: Comparative studies on Psychotherapies at
the Sociedade de Medicina e
Cirurgia de Campinas (Campinas Medical and Surgical
Society) May 31, 1983
33. Lecturer: "Developmental issues concerning the
clinical work with adolescents" - 4 mornings course presentation at The YYouth Services Center, Inc. in
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