Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders | Steven Eickelberg, MD

Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders | Steven Eickelberg, MD is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM).

Course opens:  09/22/2016
Course expires: 08/24/2019

Target Audience:
• Addiction medicine specialists who want an overview of the latest developments in the field and their relevance to clinical practice.
• Primary care clinicians who want to get a better understanding of addiction and manage patients with addictions in their practice.
• Public health officials who want an understanding of the current state of addiction treatment.
• Non-physicians who are involved in the treatment of addiction.

Available Credit:
• 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• 1.00 Attendance

MOC:
This course has been approved by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Physicians enrolled in the ABAM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program can apply a maximum of 1 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing the Review Course.

Course Overview:
This lecture reviews:
• Epidemiology
• Factors affecting comorbidity
• Assessment
• Treatment

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this activity, the learner should be more competent in the diagnosis and treatment of co-occurring psychiatric disorders and addiction, including:

• Distribution/epidemiology of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Impact of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders on treatment outcomes.
• Principles of providing integrated/collaborative concurrent treatment of patients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
• DSM 5 classification of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; including understanding the importance of identifying independent and/or substance-induced mental disorders in patients with substance use disorders.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.