--- title: "Psych News Alert: Psychotherapy Techniques for Terminally Ill, Other Meeting Highlights" description: Here's more news from APA's 2012 annual meeting, which is being held in Philadelphia now through May 9. Psychotherapy Useful at End ... image: https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Norris1-Jun-24-2025-03-45-49-0578-PM.gif --- 5/6/12 12:00 AM # Psychotherapy Techniques for Terminally Ill, Other Meeting Highlights ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [ Psychiatric News Alert ](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/psychotherapy-techniques-for-terminally.html) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/psychotherapy-techniques-for-terminally.html) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/psychotherapy-techniques-for-terminally.html) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/psychotherapy-techniques-for-terminally.html) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://alert.psychnews.org/2012/05/psychotherapy-techniques-for-terminally.html) **Here's more news from APA's 2012 annual meeting, which is being held in Philadelphia now through May 9.** **[Psychotherapy Useful at End of Life, Says Expert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvT1-t2KHkY&feature=channel&list=UL)** [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Norris1-Jun-24-2025-03-45-49-9063-PM.gif)](https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Norris1-Jun-24-2025-03-45-49-9063-PM.gif) In this video, Lorenzo Norris, M.D., discusses methods for providing palliative psychotherapy to terminally ill patients. Norris, an assistant professor of psychiatry, associate residency director, and director of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services at the George Washington University Medical Center, spoke at APA’s 2012 annual meeting. Watch the [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvT1-t2KHkY&feature=channel&list=UL) . **[APA's Publishing House Stays Ahead of the Curve](http://www.psychnews.org/update/report2_AM1.html) ** [![](https://alert.psychnews.org/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BobHalesSMALL_014-3.gif)](https://www.blogger.com/goog_201700592) Technology is changing the way information—including information vital to psychiatrists wanting to stay abreast of science relevant to quality clinical care—is disseminated, said [Robert Hales, M.D.,](http://www.psychnews.org/update/report2_AM1.html) editor in chief for books at American Psychiatric Publishing (APP), at APA’s 2012 annual meeting in Philadelphia. He was the winner of APA’s 2012 Judd Marmor Award. **Assembly Elects New Officers** At today's meeting of the APA Assembly, the delegates voted to make Assembly Recorder Melinda Young, M.D., of California the next speaker-elect. They also chose Jenny Boyer, M.D., to succeed Young as recorder. At the end of the three-day meeting, Scott Benson, M.D., of Florida became the new Assembly speaker. 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