Psychopharmacology for Primary Care Physicians

Format : 17 videos + 2 PDFs  
💾 Size: 13.4 GB
📅 Date of Original Release: May 31, 2024  
⏳ Estimated Time to Complete: 13.00 hours  

Contents :

📌 Information

Primary Care: Integrating Medical and Psychiatric Care
Primary care practitioners increasingly manage both common and complex psychiatric disorders alongside medical comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, arthritis, and diabetes.
This program equips clinicians to diagnose and manage prevalent mental health conditions using evidence-based pharmacological and holistic approaches.

🧠 Psychopharmacology for Primary Care Physicians focuses on the latest evidence-based treatments and recent advances to enhance behavioral and emotional health management in daily practice.

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🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

📘 Understand psychopharmacology fundamentals & pharmacokinetics of psychotropic medications

🌧 Recognize and manage depression effectively

💊 Understand roles & limitations of antidepressant treatments

💡 Diagnose & manage major disorders: Depression, Bipolar, Anxiety (GAD, OCD, Panic), Sleep, ADHD, Substance Use

⚖️ Manage side effects, interactions, and adverse reactions

🧬 Apply pharmacogenomics to personalize treatment

👶 Address psychopharmacology in children, pregnant women, elderly, and patients with comorbidities

🌱 Integrate non-pharmacological, patient-centered care

🚨 Assess and document suicidality responsibly

😌 Prescribe benzodiazepines safely and appropriately

💻 Explore digital psychiatry—tools, ethics, and innovations

👥 Identify when to consult or refer to psychiatry

 

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👩‍⚕️ Intended Audience

Primary Care Physicians

Pediatricians

Psychiatrists

Psychopharmacology & Neuroscience Researchers

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Clinicians

Physician Assistants

 

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📚 Topics Overview

1️⃣ Historical Perspectives of Psychopharmacology for General Practitioners
The case of Manic-Depressive Insanity (Bipolar Disorders) — Luca Pani, MD

2️⃣ Interface of Psychiatry and Medicine
Focus on Cancer and Heart Disease — Charles Nemeroff, MD, PhD

3️⃣ Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression — Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH

4️⃣ Bipolar Disorders – Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 1) — Ross Baldessarini, MD, DSc (hon)

5️⃣ Bipolar Disorders – Diagnosis and Treatment (Part 2) — Ross Baldessarini, MD, DSc (hon)

6️⃣ Substance Use Disorders in the Primary Care Setting — Roger Weiss, MD

7️⃣ Sleep Disorders – Evaluation and Effective Treatment — Sogol Javaheri, MD, MPH

8️⃣ Q&A and Case Discussions with Faculty

9️⃣ Integrating Medical and Psychiatric Care
From Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression, Anxiety & Beyond — Paul Summergrad, MD

🔟 Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology
Treating ADHD, Depression & Anxiety — Barbara Coffey, MD, MS

11️⃣ Mood Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum
What Every Primary Care Provider Needs to Know — Ariadna Forray, MD

12️⃣ Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurocognitive Disorders
Behavioral Disturbances and Beyond — Elizabeth Crocco, MD

13️⃣ Treatment of Anxiety Spectrum Disorders
GAD, OCD & Panic Disorders — Charles Montano, MD

14️⃣ Q&A and Case Discussions with Faculty

15️⃣ Introduction to Digital Psychiatry — Azizi Seixas, PhD

16️⃣ Premenstrual Syndrome and PMDD – Diagnosis and Management — Nicole Derish, MD

17️⃣ Q&A and Case Discussions with Faculty

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📄 Additional Resources

Questions.pdf

Syllabus.pdf