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Psychopharmacology Video Course

4 Lessons
6 hours
Intermediate

This 6 CE workshop is for licensed psychologists, MFT’s, LCSW’s …

What you'll learn
Explain the need for integrated approaches and the relevance of psychotropic medications in clinical practice.
Identify the potential problems with suicidality in children and teenagers treated with antidepressants.
List differential diagnosis and treatment for childhood onset bipolar disorder and the new DSM-5 criteria for bipolar spectrum disorders.
Recite and discuss new bipolar medications and empirically-derived treatment guidelines for ADHD and for major depression.
Analyze new studies on over-the-counter products to treat depression.
Identify the potential neuro-protective role of psychotropic drugs.

Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorders

3 hours
Intermediate

This 3 CE home study course discusses the topic of …

What you'll learn
Recite the DSM-5 Definition of ADHD.
Discuss how common ADHD is among adolescents and children.
Discuss medication treatment used for ADHD.
Explain the misuse of prescription stimulant medication.
Discuss two common ADHD screening instruments used for adults

An Introduction to Co-Occurring Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use Disorders

3 hours
Intermediate

This 3 CE home study course introduces professional care providers …

What you'll learn
Describe the DSM-5 criterion for BPD.
Discuss pharmacotherapy for BPD and SUDs.
Discuss the relationship between BPD and SUD.
Describe the prevalence of nonsuicidal self-injury behaviors.

Chronic Substance Use and Cognitive Effects on the Brain: An Introduction

2 hours
Intermediate

This home study course provides information for clinicians who may …

What you'll learn
Discuss the ways in which chronic substance use may affect the brain
Explain the physical damage directly or indirectly caused by substance abuse.
Discuss the variables that influence the effects of chronic substance use.
Explain the clinical implications of neurological effects of chronic substance use.

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction

4 hours
Intermediate

This intermediate level 4 CE home course for mental health …

What you'll learn
Describe what drug addiction is and what risk factors may lead to it.
Discuss research-based programs that can help prevent drug addiction.
Discuss how drug abuse affects the brain.
Discuss the impact drug addiction has on the person with the addiction and others around them.
Understand treatment options for those addicted to drugs.

Drug Facts: Marijuana Use and Abuse

3 hours
Intermediate

This beginning 3 CE home study course discusses marijuana use …

What you'll learn
Discuss the scope of marijuana use in the United States.
Describe the effects of marijuana.
Discuss how marijuana use affects school, work, and social life.
Discuss the possible link between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders.
Describe the available treatment for Marijuana Use Disorders.
Explain marijuana’s effects on lung health.

Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders

4 hours
Intermediate

This beginning to intermediate 3 CE home study course discusses …

What you'll learn
Describe the connection between substance use disorders and mental illness.
Discuss why there are comorbidities between substance Use Disorder and mental illness.
Describe treatments for comorbid substance use disorder and mental health conditions.
Explain the connection between co-occurring substance use disorders and physical comorbidities.
Discuss barriers to comprehensive treatment for individual with co-occurring disorders.

Substance Use in Women

3 hours
Intermediate

This 3 CE home study course is designed for mental …

What you'll learn
Describe sex and gender differences in substance use.
Discuss how marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs affect women and men differently.
Explain the impact of drug use on pregnant and breast-feeding women.
Describe the sex and gender differences in substance use disorder treatment.
Discuss co-occurring mental health disorders in women.