Schizophrenia - Diagnosis (Course)

CME Credits: 1 Credit (as suggested by the California Medical Association)

Duration: 1 Hour

Description: Psychotic disorders are very serious, debilitating diseases characterized by the disintegration and disruption of adaptive behavior and a loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that has been much more thoroughly researched than other disorders. It involves a decline in functioning and hallucinations, delusions, and/or disturbed thought processes with symptoms persisting at least six months. This course will provide the information you need to understand how schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are diagnosed

COURSE OUTLINE

Introduction

1. Course Information

2. Interface Tour

3. Course Overview

Diagnosing GAD

4. Objectives

5. Diagnostic Criteria for GAD

6. Differential Diagnosis

7. Progress Check

Diagnosing Other Anxiety Disorders

8. Objectives

9. OCD

10. PTSD

11. Panic Disorder

12. Social Phobia

13. Anxiety Due to Other Causes

14. Progress Check

Anxiety Rating Scales

15. Objectives

16. GAD Rating Scales

17. Rating Other Anxiety Disorders

18. Progress Check

Conclusion

19. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

> List generalized anxiety disorder's (GAD) diagnostic criteria.

> Distinguish between GAD and normal anxiety.

> Explain the differential diagnosis of GAD.

> Describe the diagnostic criteria for OCD, PTSD, panic disorder, and social phobia.

> Explain how to distinguish these four anxiety disorders.

> Explain the various rating scales used to evaluate a patient's GAD symptoms.

> Describe the features of the different anxiety rating scales used to assess OCD, PTSD, panic disorder, and social phobia.

> Differentiate between psychodynamic, behavioral and cognitive anxiety theories.

Each Online Training Course or Professional Designation Program listed below comes complete with;

> 24 hour access to the course for 90 days,

> a printable PDF file including the notes to the course,

> a test used to measure your understanding of the material provided in the course, and

> a Certificate of Completion once you have passed a course, or;

> a Certificate of Professional Designation if you are enrolling in a Professional Designation program
Course 2 of 3 Units
Price: $145.00 / GBP75.40