Unmasking Psychological Symptoms: How Therapists Can Learn to Recognize the Psychological Presentation of Medical Disorders
Total CE Credit Hours: 15 Course Info URL: https://www.ce-credit.com/courses/102123
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The purpose of this course is to help clinicians identify when there is evidence for an underlying organic condition to refer patients for medical workup when necessary. This is accomplished by addressing needs that many therapists experience regarding; how the signs and symptoms of organic disorders can masquerade as mental conditions; how to recognize a need for medical referral; and how to work in collaboration with the patient, the family, and other health care providers to see the referral through to a satisfactory conclusion. These goals are achieved through clear and informative writing, the introduction of numerous case examples, and by avoiding unnecessary medical jargon while still conveying sophisticated scientific clinical knowledge. The course is specially structured so as to introduce diverse information in manageable portions and to cycle back to examine it from a variety of perspectives.
This course is based on the book, Unmasking Psychological Symptoms: How Therapists Can Learn to Recognize the Psychological Presentation of Medical Disorders created by Barbara Schildkrout, MD in 2011.
Journal/Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Publication Date
2011
Course Material Author
Barbara Schildkrout, MD
Barbara Schildkrout, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has a subspecialty Board Certification through the United Council for Neurological Subspecialties in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. In addition to many years spent teaching at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Schildkrout has maintained a private clinical practice in the Boston area for over twenty-five years.
Barbara Schildkrout, MD authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Dr. Gibson is a Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years in research, clinical and consulting practice. He has also held leadership roles in research administration and program evaluation and more recently has specialized in program evaluation and system analysis. He draws upon his years of expertise as a practicing psychologist, administrator, researcher and technologist to help universities evaluate their programs to implement, meet, and maintain CACREP standards.
Recommended For
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially clinicians practicing in the areas of psychology, counseling, and social worker, who seek to identify and understand the symptoms of medical conditions that may accompany or even mimic psychological problems. The course is appropriate for an intermediate to advanced level of participants' knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Identify characteristics of somatic diseases that make them difficult to detect.
Apply information obtained from patient history and the clinical interview to develop a diagnose.
Identify specific physical and mental signs and symptoms and their recognizable patterns in order to inform the diagnostic process.
Review patient history and mental status exam findings when diagnosis and treatment fail.
Availability
This course is available starting Apr 20th, 2015 and expires Jun 30th, 2021
Disclosure to Learners
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited
Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity –
including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial
relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).
The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and
the reviewer:
Planners and Reviewers
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Creator
Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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