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This course meets the qualifications for 5 hours of continuing education units
APA, BOP, BRN, CA BBS, FL, NAADAC, NBCC, OH, TX, TX SBEPCClinical Psychopharmacology can be confusing and overwhelming! Yet psychotherapists more and more need to understand the meds that are available for their patients, the side effects, when to reevaluate current meds, etc. We have to be able to talk quickly and intelligently to medical doctors about appropriate medications.
Learning
Objectives for this 5 unit course. Clinicians
will:
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We will be discussing medications for
- Depression
- Anxiety Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis
- And briefly cover medication for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder and ADD/ADHD
- Includes case examples and special cautions when taking MAO Inhibitors
"A great book...easy to follow, it absolutely gave me the basics, and much more confidence in speaking to my patients and their physicians! Somehow, Dr. Preston and Dr. Johnson did make it seem 'ridiculously simple'. The book stays in my office for quick reference."
This course meets the qualifications for 5 hours of continuing education units
is approved by the:
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This course consists of a post-test based upon reading the text. There is no online material to read. After you pass the post-test, you may print out your own certificate.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: General Principles
Chapter 2: Depression
Chapter 3: Bipolar Illness
Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 5: Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 6: Miscellaneous Disorders
Chapter 7: Non-Response and "Breakthrough Symptoms" Algorithms
Chapter 8: Case Examples
Appendix A: History and Personal Data Questionnaire
Appendix B: Special Cautions When Taking MAO Inhibitors
References
Index
Reviews of the book
John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP is a Professor with Alliant International University (California School of Professional Psychology), Sacramento. He has also taught with UC Davis, School of Medicine. He is the author of eighteen books on various topics including depression, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, borderline disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. His book, Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Therapists was the year’s number one bestseller with the Behavior Sciences Book Club. He is the author of “Drugs in Psychiatry” chapter in the Encyclopedia Americana. Dr. Preston is the recipient of the Mental Health Association’s President’s Award for contributions to the mental health community and the California Psychological Association’s “Distinguished Contributions to Psychology” award. He has lectured in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Russia.
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Many of our courses contain case material, and may use the methods of qualitative research and analysis, in-depth interviews and ethnographic studies. The psychotherapeutic techniques depicted may include play therapy, sandplay therapy, dream analysis, drawing analysis, client and therapist self-report, etc. The materials presented may be considered non-traditional and may be controversial, and may not have widespread endorsement within the profession. www.psychceu.com maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
