Curriculum

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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

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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

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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

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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

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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• Describe stimulant dosing equivalences between immediate-release (IR) and extended-release (XR, or ER) formulations
• Assess the ADHD symptom coverage needs of individual patients
• Create dosing regimens that best meet your patients’ needs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• List symptom areas amenable to pharmacologic treatment
• Outline benefits and risks of atypical antipsychotic medications

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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

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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

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

1. Recognize the importance of mental health screening in primary care and commonly used mental health screening tools
2. Interpret screening results and integrate them into care.

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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