Invited Speaker Workshop with Nancy McWilliams and Michael Garrett

Helping Patients with Paranoia: Clinical Implications of Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Paranoid Psychologies This event is an accredited group learning activity (section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA). The specific opinions and content of this event are not necessarily those of the CPA and are the responsibility of the organizer(s) alone. Also accredited for CE Credits from the Ontario Psychological Association The speakers invite clinicians to approach paranoia as a deeply intrapsychic process of disavowal and projection, often related to trauma and inadequate psychological separation from early caregivers. Although most visible in psychosis, nonpsychotic paranoid states of mind are common. Dr. McWilliams and Dr. Garrett offer a rare opportunity and a significant contribution to understanding paranoia with depth and complexity that impacts the possibilities for treatment.