Lifetime Access - INTRODUCTION TO COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS AND DUAL DIAGNOSIS

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Section 1: Recognizing Mental Illnesses and Bio-psycho-social Approach to Understand Common Mental Disorders and Dual Diagnosis Presentations

• Recognize and understand Common mental disorders and Dual diagnosis presentations. Key points about personality will be discussed in formulations
• Ask the right questions in assessment to arrive at the correct diagnosis, by learning to efficiently use ICD, DSM and structured instruments like MINI.
• Understand contemporary psychological theories from attachment, cognitive, behavioural, acceptance commitment therapy, interpersonal and psychodynamic perspectives, to better understand clients and their presentations.
• Develop person centred and individualized formulations, by learning a Bio- Psycho-Social approach. Better formulations inform the use of correct medications, as well as types of psychotherapy and social interventions suited to the person.
• Resources for keeping oneself updated in this area. 

Section 2: Mental State Examination for Common Mental Disorders, Assessment of Self-Harm and Suicidal Risk

• Enhance your skills and confidence in Mental state examination, by learning a structured approach to examination, further enhanced by use of self-rated and observer rated scales for Common mental disorders and dual diagnosis presentations (e.g., reasons for substance use scale)
• Improve the efficiency of Self-harm and Suicidal risk assessments, and confidence level of any risk assessment, by utilizing contemporary as well as a structured CASE approach. Learn basics of Crisis management and Safety planning, so that assessment includes management related questions to guide better interventions.
• Recommended reading.

Section 3: Pharmacotherapy treatments for Common Mental Disorders and Dual Diagnosis Presentations

• Understand the Pharmacotherapeutic approaches to common mental disorders, first- and second-line approaches to common mental disorders, according to major guidelines of treatment. When not to use medications and approach to common adverse effects to medications.
• Key points and approach to Addiction Medicine and Addiction Psychiatry related medications (e.g. Opioid replacement, Nicotine Replacement and Anticraving medications)
• Resources for keeping oneself updated in this area.