To provide appropriate services, you are expected to have a thorough understanding of these common and complex issues. As a mental health professional, keeping up-to-date is essential.
 Alan S. Bloom – Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
Core Pharmacological Principles
Brain structures & circuits involved in:
Emotional regulation
Executive function & inhibitory control
Reward & pleasure
Learning & memory
Receptors and neurotransmitters important in the actions of psychopharmacological agents
Biogenic amines
Excitatory & inhibitory neurotransmitters
Endorphins & endocannabinoids
Your Role in Combined Psychological & Pharmacological Treatments
Collaboration & communication with prescribing professionals
Managing the combined treatments
Referrals for medication
Client psycho-education
Monitoring drug effects & side effects
Promoting adherence to combined treatments
DRUGS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DSM-5® MENTAL DISORDERS
Depressive Disorders
Neurobiology of depression
Drugs used to treat depressive disorders
Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Effects, side effects and cautions
Suicide risk & discontinuation syndrome
Serotonin syndrome
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs)
Effects, side effects, and cautions
Atypical antidepressant agents
Effects, side effects, and cautions
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
Effects, side effects, and cautions
Why were newer drugs needed?
MAO inhibitors
Effects, side effects, and cautions
Choosing an antidepressant
What if first-line antidepressants do not work?
Augmentation with antipsychotics
What about herbs like St. John’s Wort?
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Biological theories of schizophrenia
â€Typical†& “atypical†antipsychotic drugs
Effects, side effects & cautions – similarities & differences
Latest evidence-based comparisons
Drugs for treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Other uses of antipsychotic drugs
Bipolar Disorders
Biological theories for bipolar disorders
Drugs used to treat bipolar disorders
A prototype agent-lithium
Effects, side effects & cautions
Anticonvulsants
Effects, side effects & cautions
Antipsychotics – approved agents
Combination drug therapy
Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive & Sleep-Wake Disorders
The neurobiology of anxiety-related disorders
The structure of sleep
Drugs used in the treatment of anxiety & insomnia
Benzodiazepines & Benzodiazepine-like drugs
Misuse of these drugs in treatment
SSRI’s & other drugs used to treat anxiety
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia)
ADHD
Psycho-stimulants
Effects, side effects & cautions
Alpha-Adrenergic Agonists
Major neurocognitive disorders
Drugs used in the treatment of cognitive impairment
Future treatments
Prescription Drug Abuse
Mental disorders & risk of comorbid prescription drug abuse
Classes of drugs that are frequently abused
Stimulants
Sedative-hypnotics
Opiates
Strategies for the prevention & early identification of prescription drug ab
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Most clients with DSM-5® diagnoses are being treated with a combination of psychological and pharmacological treatments. Newer drugs are being developed to treat mental disorders based on a better understanding of neurobiological contributions to mental disorders and the latest pharmacological research. To provide appropriate services, you are expected to have a thorough understanding of these common and complex issues. As a mental health professional, keeping up-to-date is essential.
This recording will update and increase your knowledge of:
Neurobiological underpinnings of major DSM-5® diagnoses
Effects and side effects of drugs used to treat these diagnoses
Responsibilities of the non-prescribing therapist to clients taking psychiatric medication
Specifics of the pharmacological treatment and drugs of choice for Depressive, Bipolar, Schizophrenia Spectrum, Anxiety, OCD, Sleep-Wake, ADHD and Neurocognitive disorders will be presented. Unique to this recording is information on the common types of psychotherapeutic drugs and other drugs that are abused, and methods for prevention and early detection. Throughout the day, representative case studies will generate discussion and examination of the latest drug treatment for DSM-5® disorders.
You will leave this recording with knowledge and confidence regarding effective and safe application of pharmacological drugs.
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