Course Category: Medical Health, Pharmacology

When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders: Second Edition: A Guide for Psychotherapists (The Guilford Press, 2015) is widely regarded as a standard clinical resource. This book/course helps practitioners think outside...  Read More

TIP 63 provides a clinical overview of three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) as well as addresses other strategies useful in the management of this...  Read More

The authors of this article call for a revision the psychiatric strategy of “start low and go slow” and waiting six to eight weeks to adjust treatment for Major Depressive...  Read More

This course is a review of pharmacotherapy and medication literature for adolescents. It examines pharmacologic treatments (MAT) for adolescent substance use. It addresses pharmacological intervention research, Ecological Momentary Assessment, current...  Read More

This course discusses the role of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of substance use disorder in adolescents. Various medications are examined, in a wide range of addictions, including Tobacco Use Disorder...  Read More

This webinar presents the criteria for Depressive Disorders as described in the DSM-V and discusses the appropriate medications to be used when treating each type of anxiety disorder. The presentation...  Read More

The purpose of this review is to assess adverse events of antidepressants in treatment of major depressive disorder in adults 65 years of age or older, and reduce suicide risk...  Read More

This webinar presents the criteria for Anxiety Disorders as described in the DSM-V and discusses the appropriate medications to be used when treating each type of anxiety disorder. The presentation...  Read More

The Office of the Surgeon General and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this Spotlight on Opioids from the Surgeon General’s Report, in order to provide...  Read More

Considerable research has focused on cognitive performance characteristics which can best discriminate healthy aging from the earliest stages of Alzheimer disease. Of increasing importance is the identification of potential biomarkers...  Read More

The terms “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s Disease” typically incite fearful thoughts of frailty, loss and diminishment. It is time for an educational course that teaches us how to identify and connect...  Read More

Fibromyalgia is considered a prototypical example of a chronic pain syndrome characterized by pain centralization, amplification, and hypersensitivity. Despite comprising up to 20% of new rheumatology referrals, fibromyalgia remains a...  Read More

This article reviews the progress of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in the treatment of chronic pain and the challenges now faced by researchers and clinicians interested in meeting this need...  Read More

The Intelligent Clinician’s Guide to the DSM-5® explores all revisions to the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual, and shows clinicians how they can best apply the strong...  Read More