Scientific Meeting & Symposium

The meeting this year will be held on August 25th, 2004 at 12:00pm, in the regional office of the World Health Organization in Stockholm. Please see below for the symposium's program and directions to the office, and other helpful information.

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August 25, 2004 at noon, 12:00 pm

Antidepressants and Youth Suicide

Program:

• 1. Dr. Keith Hawton
  (University of Oxford, UK)
  Psychosocial approaches to preventing suicidal behavior in young men
  
• 2. Dr. David Shaffer
  (Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute)
  Epidemiology of suicidal ideation and behavior in youth
  
• 3. Dr. J. John Mann
  (Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute)
  A US perspective on safety and efficacy of SSRIs in depressed children and adolescents
  
• 4. Dr. Robert Goldney
  (Adelaide University, Australia)
  Do antidepressants reduce suicide rates?
  
• 5. Dr. Barbara Stanley
  (Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute)
  Why do controlled clinical studies fail to show benefits of antidepressants for suicidal behavior?

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Where
World Health Organization
Regional Office for Europe
Conference Room 2
Scherfigsvej 8,
DK 2100 CopenhagenØ
Telephone #: +45 39 17 17 17

How to get there
The office at Scherfigsvej 8 can be easily reached by taking a regional train to Hellerup Station (direction to Helsingør). It runs every 20 minutes. A ticket (appr. DKK 20.00) should be purchased in the airport terminal near the entrance to the trains.

From Hellerup Station you can either take a taxi
or bus number 1A in the direction of Avedøre station. The taxi fare from the airport directly to the office is appr. DKK 200. The taxi from Hellerup to Scherfigsvej costs about DKK 50. If you take the bus, the fare is included in the fare you paid for the train.

Additional Information

Airport
Trains run every 20 minutes between the airport and the Copenhagen Central Station (Hovedbanegården). The train fare is approximately DKK 22 (€ 3).

A typical taxi fare between the airport and the City Centre is approximately DKK 175 (€ 24).

Danske Bank operates a 24-hour ATM accepting American Express, Eurocard, Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, Plus, Cirrus, Diners, EC, Dankort and Danske Bank cards.
Located in Terminal 1.

Additional Information

Copenhagen Airport website (English)
http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/

Danish Metro website (English)
http://www.m.dk/en/welcome

Currency Exchange Rate Information (English)
http://www.oanda.com