Anxiety Disorders

Online

Elective

Course Overview
Anxiety disorders are characterized by states of chronic, excessive dread or fear of everyday situations. The fear and avoidance can be life-impairing and disabling. Anxiety disorders result from the interaction of biopsychosocial factors, whereby genetic vulnerability interacts with situations, stress, or trauma to produce clinically significant syndromes. The influence from hereditary factors and adverse psychosocial experiences on anxiety disorder pathogenesis and pathophysiology is complex, but neuroscience advances have greatly improved the understanding of the underlying factors in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders.

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review basic concepts related to anxiety disorders, including safety behaviors/signals and primary features.
Outline the epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the United States.
Describe general risk factors for and comorbidities of anxiety disorders.
Describe risk factors for and the clinical course of specific anxiety disorders.
Discuss the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders in relation to contributing genetic, physiologic, and psychologic factors.
Review the pathophysiology of specific anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobia.
Apply the clinical and diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders presented in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Analyze key components of screening and select appropriate screening tools for identification of anxiety disorders.
Conduct an informed clinical evaluation and select laboratory testing, in consideration of the differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders.
Describe general treatment considerations for anxiety disorders, including predictors of response or nonresponse to therapy.
Discuss the role and efficacy of psychotherapy approaches in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Select a pharmacotherapy option appropriate to a given patient's specific diagnosis, age, and comorbidities.
Devise a strategy for management and follow-up designed to improve outcomes.
Provide patient education more effectively, in relation to specific anxiety disorders.
Address the efficacy, safety and limitations of novel, emerging, and alternative/complementary approaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders.

About the Author/Presenter
Mark Rose, BS, MA, LP, is a licensed psychologist in the State of Minnesota with a private consulting practice and a medical research analyst with a biomedical communications firm. Earlier healthcare technology assessment work led to medical device and pharmaceutical sector experience in new product development involving cancer ablative devices and pain therapeutics. Along with substantial experience in addiction research, Mr. Rose has contributed to the authorship of numerous papers on CNS, oncology, and other medical disorders. He is the lead author of papers published in peer-reviewed addiction, psychiatry, and pain medicine journals and has written books on prescription opioids and alcoholism published by the Hazelden Foundation. He also serves as an Expert Advisor and Expert Witness to law firms that represent disability claimants or criminal defendants on cases related to chronic pain, psychiatric/substance use disorders, and acute pharmacologic/toxicologic effects. Mr. Rose is on the Board of Directors of the Minneapolis-based International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine and is a member of several professional organizations.

Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
TRC Healthcare/ NetCE
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by TRC Healthcare/ NetCE. TRC Healthcare/NetCE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Counselor, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician, Psychology, Social Work

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Anxiety Disorders

Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

Review basic concepts related to anxiety disorders, including safety behaviors/signals and primary features.
Outline the epidemiology of anxiety disorders in the United States.
Describe general risk factors for and comorbidities of anxiety disorders.
Describe risk factors for and the clinical course of specific anxiety disorders.
Discuss the pathogenesis of anxiety disorders in relation to contributing genetic, physiologic, and psychologic factors.
Review the pathophysiology of specific anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and specific phobia.
Apply the clinical and diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders presented in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Analyze key components of screening and select appropriate screening tools for identification of anxiety disorders.
Conduct an informed clinical evaluation and select laboratory testing, in consideration of the differential diagnosis of anxiety disorders.
Describe general treatment considerations for anxiety disorders, including predictors of response or nonresponse to therapy.
Discuss the role and efficacy of psychotherapy approaches in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Select a pharmacotherapy option appropriate to a given patient's specific diagnosis, age, and comorbidities.
Devise a strategy for management and follow-up designed to improve outcomes.
Provide patient education more effectively, in relation to specific anxiety disorders.
Address the efficacy, safety and limitations of novel, emerging, and alternative/complementary approaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders.

If you require special accommodations, please contact Colibri Healthcare Support by clicking here: Contact Us