Curriculum
Core Curriculum: Mental Health Care in the Pediatric Clinic
Welcome to the curriculum! This series of audio/visual modules is designed to provide an overview of key topics in the practice of mental health care in the pediatric clinic. The modules run 15-25 minutes each. You can also download a pdf of the same content.
Conceptual Framework
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Understand the cognitive-behavioral model of mental health
- Describe contextual factors in mental health problems
- Use cognitive, behavioral, and contextual factors as leverage to treat (and prevent) mental health problems
The Anxiety Disorders
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Define the symptoms of the common anxiety disorders
- Assess severity of anxiety disorders using screening tools and functional assessment
- Recognize less common anxiety disorders and anxiety-related disorders
Treating Anxiety
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By the end of this chapter you will be able to:
- Explain the role of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in treating anxiety
- Describe how to start, titrate, and switch SSRIs
The Depressive Disorders
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Recognize the various depressive disorders
- Outline strategies for assessing depression symptoms and severity
Treating Depression
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Understand the role of medication and therapy in treatment of depression
- Understand how to start, continue and stop SSRIs for depression
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Part 1
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify core features of ADHD
- Describe the diagnosis and treatment options for ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Part 2
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Describe the various stimulant medications, their benefits and side effects, and how to use them in treatment of ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Part 3
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- List the commonly-used non-stimulant medications for ADHD
- Describe treatment strategies for ADHD
- Recognize conditions comorbid with ADHD
More Psychopharmacology, including Antipsychotics
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify less-commonly used medications for depression and anxiety
- List indications for and risks associated with antipsychotic medications
Mental Health Screening in Primary Care
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between mental health screening and anticipatory guidance
- Select and interpret evidence-based screening instruments for anxiety, depression and ADHD
- Outline the benefits of sequential mental health screening in primary care
Suicide Screening and Safety Assessment
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Administer, interpret, and follow up on suicide screening instruments
- Apply risk stratification strategies to guide care in child or adolescent with a positive suicide screen
- Outline elements of safety planning in patients with suicidal ideation and their families
Parent Management Training
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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
- Describe the ways in which coercive interaction cycles and ineffective supervision contribute to children’s behavioral problems
- List some straightforward parent management training techniques that you can offer parents who are struggling with their children’s behaviors
FAQs & Special Topics
If there is topic you would like us to address, and a format you would like us to use, please contact us.
ADHD
- ADHD Recognition and Diagnosis (Mini-lesson)
- ADHD Stimulant Prescribing & Management (Mini-lesson)
- The ADHD Medication Follow-up Visit (Mini-lesson)
- When to Use a Non-stimulant Medication for ADHD (Mini-lesson)
- Stimulant Dosing Strategies to Cover the Day in Your Patient with ADHD (Mini-lesson)
- Stimulant Dosing Strategies to Cover the Day in Your Patient with ADHD Watch & Listen | Download & Read
- An ADHD treatment algorithm (pdf)
- Switching and substituting stimulant medications in a time of drug shortages (Mini-lesson)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychopharmacology in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
in Primary Care Watch & Listen | Download & Read
Prescribing SSRIs
How to talk with patients and families about SSRIs (Mini-lesson)
Does my patient still need this medication? Discontinuing SSRIs (Mini-lesson)
