Depression and Anxiety Essentials

Neurology and Psychiatry

Video course

by Jessica L. Langenhan, MD MBA CHCQM

Do you struggle discussing psychological conditions with your patients? After attending this course, you will be equipped to confidently assess for suicidal ideation, initiate treatment for depression and anxiety, and more. You will move beyond just the somatic aspects of medicine to appropriately address the psychiatric aspects of a patient's health.

1h 45m

7 Quizzes

3 CME

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After completing this course, you will be able to

Screen for depression and anxiety.
Comfortably initiate conversations about mental health with patients.
Educate patients on the basics of depression and anxiety.
Use motivational interviewing to improve patient outcomes.
Recognize how depression and anxiety present in geriatric populations and in children.
Address medical conditions which could be exacerbating psychiatric conditions.
Quickly assess for suicidal or self-harm behaviors and work with patients to craft a safety plan.
Choose and initiate medication for depression or anxiety when indicated.
Determine when referrals to mental health professionals are necessary.
Discuss the roles of diet, exercise, and other lifestyle factors in the management of depression and anxiety.

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Chapter 1

Screening for depression

This chapter covers assessing for physical and functional changes, as well as knowing how to ask patients about specific mood symptoms and safety concerns.

5 lessons

17m

Screening for depression intro

Administering and interpreting the PHQ-9

Recognizing common signs of depression

Asking about depressive symptoms

Assessing safety

Screening for depression quiz

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Chapter 2

Managing self-harm and suicidality

This chapter addresses self-harm and suicidality and how to manage them in order to maintain patient safety.

7 lessons

14m

Managing self-harm and suicidality intro

Distinguishing between self-harm and suicidality

Differentiating between active and passive suicidality

Using the C-SSRS

Responding to acute suicidality

Developing a safety plan

Establishing safety parameters and resources

Managing self-harm and suicidality quiz

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Chapter 3

Screening for anxiety

Here, we review the tools and resources to screen for anxiety, including best practices for asking patients about specific anxiety symptoms.

4 lessons

Screening for anxiety intro

Administering and interpreting the GAD-7

Recognizing common signs of anxiety

Asking about anxiety symptoms

Screening for anxiety quiz

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Chapter 4

Special patient populations and considerations

Comorbid conditions can complicate psychiatric management. In this chapter, we address special age considerations and medical conditions to take into account.

8 lessons

25m

Special patient populations and considerations intro

Recognizing depression and anxiety in children and adolescents

Evaluating older adults

Screening for substance use as self-medication

Recognizing the importance of assessing for bipolar disorder

Screening for manic symptoms

Screening for other medical conditions

Recognizing comorbid psychiatric disorders

Special patient populations and considerations quiz

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Chapter 5

Conversations about depression and anxiety

In this chapter, learn how to discuss the diagnoses of depression and anxiety with patients, as well as how to introduce the treatment recommendations.

7 lessons

14m

Conversations about depression and anxiety intro

Evaluating a patient’s perspective

Discussing the diagnosis of depression

Discussing the diagnosis of anxiety

Introducing treatment options

Applying motivational interviewing

Differentiating between therapy modalities

Conversations about depression and anxiety quiz

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Chapter 6

Initiating medication management

Review the major categories of medications for depression and anxiety, as well as the decision-making process involved in selecting a medication for a particular patient.

6 lessons

14m

Initiating medication management intro

Choosing the medication approach

Prescribing serotonergic agents

Using other medications

Selecting an antidepressant

Using PRNs for anxiety

Initiating medication management quiz

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Chapter 7

Treatment side effects and myths

In this chapter, we review common side effects of antidepressants and dispel some common myths related to antidepressant use.

7 lessons

16m

Treatment side effects and myths intro

Educating patients about side effects

Prescribing antidepressants for children and adolescents

Prescribing antidepressants for older patients

Using antidepressants during pregnancy or breastfeeding

Dispelling common myths

Treatment side effects and myths quiz

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Depression and Anxiety Essentials outro

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Teachers of this course

Jessica L. Langenhan, MD MBA CHCQM

Jessica Langenhan is a Medical Director with Elevance Health. She also maintains a private practice that is 100% telehealth, through Doctor On Demand.

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Nora Drenaline

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All members receive a certificate for completing this course. For Pro members, the certificate comes with 3 CME credits.

CME accredited

All our courses and workshops are fully CME accredited. We provide USA AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Pro members can download their CME certificates upon successful completion of activities. Want to transfer these credits to your national system? No problem.

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Award-winning teaching method

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal
For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2013
Highly commended by the British Medical Association
Awarded in the digital category of the BMA Book Awards—London 2017
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For outstanding digital education—Berlin 2017
Internationally accredited
CME accredited in the USA and EU with mutual recognition agreements in most other countries.
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Used by residency programs and universities around the world to train their clinicians and students.
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What’s in it for you?

Master the most important skills

Learn any skill in under 5 hours

Save time and money

After completing this course, you will be able to

What's inside

Screening for depression

Managing self-harm and suicidality

Screening for anxiety

Special patient populations and considerations

Conversations about depression and anxiety

Initiating medication management

Treatment side effects and myths

Claim your certificate

CME accredited

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Medal

Highly commended by the British Medical Association

Winner of the Comenius EduMedia Seal

Internationally accredited

Trusted institutional partner

Top-rated by our learners