Welcome to General Psychiatry Cases

In this course you will learn about some of the common cases that you will face daily in your practice.  From Major depression diagnosis, to treatment, to suicidal risk assessment and everything in between.  Dr. Benington, a board certified psychiatrist, will teach you how to tackle these topics using real life case scenarios.  By the end of this course, you will be more comfortable taking care of these difficult cases

Videos: 5

Course duration: 2.25 hours, ( 2 hours, and 25 minutes)

CME: 2.5

Topics discussed in this course:

How to take a thorough Psychiatric history

Appropriate documentation in psychiatry

Diagnosis of Major depressive disorder

DSM-5 Criteria for MDD

Exceptions of diagnosis

Hamilton depression inventory

Beck Depression inventory

Suicide questioning

Suicide risk factors

Labs to evaluate in depression

Suicide risk assessment

Risk reduction plan

Suicide prevention

Protective factors

Treatment of Major depression

SSRI’s differences

How to choose which SSRI?

Details about each SSRI

Pregnancy and depression

Patient education

SNRIs and difference between each

Serotonin Modulators

Nore-Sero modulators

Tricyclic antidepressants

Monoamine oxidate inhibitors

Common side effects between Meds

When to consider ECT treatment

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Alternative treatments

Treatment augmentation

Second generation antipsychotics

Side effects of lithium

Stimulants