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

Online Course - Multi Media

Biological Causes of Psychological Disorders: What Every Clinician needs to Know

This course runs on PC

Course Description

In the last few years significant advances in the fields of genetics, physiology, pharmacology, psychoneuroimmunology, toxicology, and nutrition indicate that many psychological disorders are caused or exacerbated by biological and biochemical processes. Medical illness can cause people to experience a baffling array of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems. People suffering from these problems often exhibit a poor response to therapy and/or psychotropic medication. In addition, psychological reactions to medical problems (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease) can complicate medical management and treatment. In this course you learn how the brain body affect each other, and how medical illnesses cause confusion, depression, anxiety, delusions, hallucinations, and a litany of mental and emotional problems.

Objective

Participant will: (1) Understand the role that biological processes play in psychological disorders (2) Recognize medical causes of behavioral, cognitive, and emotional disturbances (3) Use new knowledge and skills to assess and rule out medical causes of psychological disorders.

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Price: $119.00

6.0 Credits

Instructor

William Matteson, Ph.D.

William Matteson, Ph.D. is an accomplished speaker, author, and clinician, who lectures nationally to healthcare professionals. A licensed psychologist and LMFT, Dr. Matteson is able to present cutting-edge research and treatment strategies in an organized and integrated fashion.

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How It Works

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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.