Alan S. Bloom – Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals

These complex and common issues are essential for providing the right services. Maintaining a high level of mental health professionalism is essential.-To-date is essential.

 Alan S. Bloom – Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
The 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
• Management of the combination treatments
  • Referrals for Medicine
  • Client psycho-Education
  • Monitoring drug effects & side effects
  • Encouragement of combined treatment

DRUGS USEN IN DSM TREATMENT-5® MENTAL DISORDERS

Depressions

• Neurobiology and depression
• Treatments for depressive disorders with drugs
  • Selective Serotonin Resuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
    • Warnings, side effects, and possible adverse reactions
    • Suicide risk & discontinuation syndrome
    • Serotonin syndrome
• Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Ihibitors (SNRIs).
  • Side effects and warnings
• Antidepressant drugs that are unusual
  • Side effects and warnings
• Tricyclic antidepressants, (TCAs),
  • Side effects and warnings
  • Why was the development of newer drugs necessary?
• MAO inhibitors
  • Side effects and warnings
• The best antidepressant to take
• What if you were the first?-Do line antidepressants work?
  • Augmentation with antipsychotics
• What about herbs like St. John’s Wort?

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

• The biological theories of schizophrenia
• ”Typical” & “atypical” Antipsychotic Drugs
  • Effects, side effects & cautions – similarities & differences
• Latest evidence-Based comparisons
• Drugs for Treatment-resistant schizophrenia
• Other uses for antipsychotic drugs

Bipolar Disorders

• Biological theories for Bipolar disorders
• Bipolar disorder drugs
  • A prototype agent-lithium
    • Effects, side effects & cautions
  • Anticonvulsants
    • Effects, side effects & cautions
  • Antipsychotics are approved agents
  • Combination drug therapy

Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive & Sleep-Wake Disorders

• Anxiety and its neurobiology-Related disorders
• Structure of sleep
• Drugs used in the treatment of anxiety & insomnia
  • Benzodiazepines & Benzodiazepine-like drugs
  • These drugs should not be used for 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
  • Treatment for cognitive impairment with drugs
  • Future treatments

Prescription drug abuse

• Mental disorders & risk of comorbid prescription drug abuse
• Commonly abused classes of drugs
  • Stimulants
  • Sedative-Hypnotics
  • Opiates
• Strategies for the prevention & early identification of prescription drug ab

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DSM clients are the majority-5® diagnoses are being treated with a combination of psychological and pharmacological treatments. Based on the most recent pharmacological research and a better understanding neurobiological contributions to mental disorder, new drugs are being developed. You must have a deep understanding of these complex and common issues in order to provide the best services. Maintaining a high level of mental health professionalism is essential.-To-date is essential.

This recording will increase and update your knowledge of:

• Neurobiological underpinnings for major DSM-5® diagnoses
• Side effects and effects of these drugs
• Responsibilities for the non-Clients taking psychiatric medications can be prescribed a therapist

Details of the pharmacological treatment options and drug of choice for Depressive, Bipolar, Schizophrenia Spectrum, Anxiety, OCD, Sleep-This recording will include information about Neurocognitive Disorders, ADHD, Wake and Wake. This recording will include information on common psychotherapeutic drugs as well as methods of abuse. for Early detection and prevention are key. Representative case studies will be presented throughout the day to stimulate discussion and examine the most recent 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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