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Mental Illness, Stigma, and Halloween

October 31 is fast approaching and, as usual, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is gearing up to address stereotypes that often get perpetuated through Halloween attractions, festivities, and costumes…

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Compass Questions™

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 10.06.09 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked three questions.

Question #1 was "In your opinion, does integrating mental health services into the primary healthcare delivery system pose a clinical challenge for the practicing physician? " and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
74.1% - Yes
19.5% - No
6.4% - Unsure

Question #2 was "How familiar are you with the WHO/Wonca principles for integration?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
2.7% - Very familiar
2.7% - Familiar
17.1% - Somewhat familiar
77.5% - Not familiar

Question #3 was "How interested are you in educational activities that focus on the integration of healthcare services for the optimization of patients with mental health disorders?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
64.4% - Very interested
20.6% - Interested
11.7% - Somewhat interested
3.3% - Not interested

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New neuroscienceCME
Live and On Demand
Premieres October 28, 2009!

Bipolar Mania: Improving Recognition, Diagnostic Accuracy, and Evidence-Based Treatment

Premiere Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Live Broadcast: 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
"After the Show" live Q&A webcast: 1:02 p.m. ET
Taped Re-Air: 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET

Statement of Need
A cardinal feature of bipolar disorder is the irregular recurrence of alternating abnormal mood states including depression, mania, and mixed states. Mania is frequently revealed retrospectively; patients are often not accurate in their recall of the severity and duration of symptoms, which can add further complexity to diagnosis…

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Activity Goal
To improve competencies of clinicians managing patients with bipolar mania through better assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:

• Integrate expert consensus, evidence base, structured interview, and assessment tools to accurately diagnose bipolar mania.
• Compare and contrast available agents for the acute management of bipolar mania in terms of efficacy and tolerability.
• Utilize guideline-based recommendations to develop individualized, multimodal treatment plans for the long-term management of patients with bipolar mania.

Credit Information
This activity offers CE credit for:

• Physicians (ACCME/AMA PRA Category 1)
• Nurses (CNE)
• Pharmacists (ACPE)
• Psychologists (APA)
• Social Workers (NASW)
• Certified Case Managers (CCMC)

All other clinicians will either receive a CME Attendance Certificate or may choose any of the types of CE credit being offered.

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