Psychiatry CME Courses

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Immigration/Shame Eugenio M. Rothe and Alan R. Wofsey Explain the psychodynamics of immigration and exile; Discuss the process of acculturation; Describe some of the barriers to care that inhibit immigrants from seeking mental health services; Summarize the effect theory as a mode of inquiry; and Relate the role of shame in adolescent conduct disorder.

ADHD: Diagnosis and Treatment Jefferson B. Prince and Stephen M. Stahl Differentiate symptoms of ADHD in children from symptoms in adults; Adapt diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) to adults; Discuss the neurobiology of ADHD; Explain the mechanisms of action of several drug classes used to treat ADHD; and Describe new treatments for ADHD that are on the horizon.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression Descartes Li and John M. Zajecka Differentiate unipolar from bipolar depression; Determine the likelihood of conversion from unipolar depression to bipolar disorder; Explain the stress-diathesis model of depression; Distinguish response from remission and recovery, and relapse from recurrence; and Consider a range of treatments for unipolar and bipolar depression.

Damage Control Esther Sternberg and Jeanne King Summarize how nerves, molecules, and hormones connect the brain and immune system; List the 2 components of the stress response; Discuss how the brain signals the immune system and how stress contributes to chronic disease; Explain how a victim of domestic violence can continue to be victimized after leaving the perpetrator of abuse; and Recognize the dynamics underlying domestic violence and the role of health care providers in assisting victims of domestic violence.

ECT/Medical Comorbidity Michael A. Taylor and Curley L. Bonds Select patients who might benefit from ECT; Maximize the efficacy of ECT; Monitor the quality of ECT-induced seizures through electroencephalography; Discuss the relationship between certain medical illnesses and depression; and Treat depression that occurs concurrently with medical illness.

Treatment of Insomnia Ruth Benca Implement the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Standards of Practice in the treatment of insomnia; Distinguish primary form secondary insomnia; Discuss the ramifications of sleep abnormalities in psychiatric patients; Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of insomnia; and Evaluate medications currently used for the treatment of insomnia.

Impulsivity, Addiction, and OCD Sheila M. Specker and Christopher B. Donahue Discuss the role of impulsivity and compulsivity in substance use disorders; Describe the etiologic factors that can lead to the development of addiction; Explain the role of impulsivity in relapse in substance use disorders; and Implement the principles of exposure and ritual prevention (ERP) when treating patients with OCD.

Bipolar Disorder in Youth Matthew Koval Differentiate manifestations of bipolar disorder in youth from those in adults; Debate the pros and cons of the assigned phenotypes of bipolar disorder in youth; Discuss the continuity of juvenile bipolar disorder into adulthood; Assess bipolar disorder in children and adolescents; and Select the best treatments for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.

Pharmacotherapeutic Facts of Life Mark H. Rapaport and James W. Jefferson Explain the physiologic action of antidepressant medications; Describe pharmacologic augmentation strategies for treatment-resistant depression; Discuss the use of vagus nerve stimulation and trans-magnetic cranial stimulation in treatment-resistant depression; Detail the negative effects of lithium; and Enumerate the negative effects of several anticonvulsant medications.

Violence Risk Assessment Phillip J. Resnick Describe the components of violence that make a patient eligible for involuntary commitment; State the differences between actuarial and clinical risk assessment, and explain the circumstances under which each is most applicable; Compare and contrast the roles paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions play in violence perpetrated by those with psychosis; Take a history that will more accurately assess a patient’s risk of behaving violently in the present situation; and Determine the degree of danger associated with any given threat made by a mentally ill person.

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