Professional Psych Seminars: Online, live and home study continuing education classes for mental health professionals

Online Course - Multi Media

Bipolar Spectrum Disorders

This course runs on PC

Course Description

Bipolar spectrum disorders are very serious and chronic mood disorders, having the highest rates of suicide and substance abuse of any psychiatric illness. This course examines new criteria for diagnosis, including the distinctions between symptom patterns for children, adolescents, and adults. There is discussion of the neurobiology and pathophysiology of bipolar disorder, as well as current pharmacologic treatment strategies. Finally, the video covers important strategies for lifestyle management and adjunctive non-pharmacologic treatment approaches (psycho-therapy, exercise, etc.) to prevent or minimize the likelihood of recurrent episodes of mania and depression

Objective

Upon completion of this course, the participant will: (1) Develop enhanced diagnostic skills (2) Understand new diagnostic criteria for children and adults; (3) Pinpoint specific issues that may account for poor response to treatment; (4) Address the role of non-pharmacologic approaches as adjuncts to medical treatment; (5) Better understand standard and alternative pharmacologic strategies; (6) Develop realistic goals for treating tough cases.

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Price: $119.00

6.0 Credits

Instructor

John Preston, Psy.D.

John Preston, Psy.D., ABPP is a Professor of Psychology with Alliant International University. He has also been on the faculty of UC Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Preston is the author of fourteen books including The Handbook of Psychopharmacology for Therapists, You Can Beat Depression and Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder. Dr. Preston is a highly gifted teacher, who has lectured widely in the United States and abroad. He consistently receives outstanding eval-uations from professionals attending his classes.

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Live Course Frequently Asked Questions

How It Works

View the presentation. Classes are broken into small segments of less than 30 minutes, so you can come and go as you please.
Take the quiz. Answer a few questions online after each segment, and grade it online when you're finished with the class.
If you miss a question, you will be supplied with the location on the video where the answer is provided.
Print out your certificate and you're done!

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Handouts from the class are available as PDF files to view or print.
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Over 90% of professionals report being absolutely satisfied with their online experience!

Level of Classes

All of our classes are offered at the intermediate level unless otherwise indicated. All classes are designed for experienced mental health professionals.

Failure To Pass Policy

If the participant fails to pass the CE exam with 75% accuracy or better, one re-test may be requested at no additional charge. After that time, there will be a $20 fee for each re-test.

Refund Policy

We offer a no-risk guarantee for our online courses. You can view any class for three days, and if not satisfied, contact PPS and we will refund your money in full. This refund offer does not apply if you have completed the class and passed the test. If you purchased an online book course, the hard copy of the book must be returned in "new" condition or the price of the book will be deducted from the refund.