Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

1. About This Course


2. Learning Objectives

Section 2: Anxiety

1. Meet Erin


2. Collaborative Care


3. Overview of Anxiety


4. Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety


5. Evaluation of Anxiety


6. Non-Pharmacological Management of Anxiety


7. Review


8. Summary

Section 3: Medication Management

1. When is Medication Appropriate


2. Anxiety and SSRIs


3. Anxiety and Benzodiazepines


4. Review


5. Summary

Section 4: Anxiety and Chronic Illness

1. Anxiety and Chronic Illness


2. Common Comorbidities


3. Review


4. Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

1. Summary


2. Course Contributor


3. Resources


4. References


5. Congratulations!


6. Exam


7. BrainSparks

Dr. Reist is an Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine. He also serves as Assistant Dean in the College of Medicine and the Director of Medical Research for the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Formerly, he served as Chief of Mental Health, overseeing full service mental health care delivery to over 40,000 enrollees at the Long Beach VA Healthcare System. For the past 12 years, he has served as Associate Director of the Southern California VA Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), which is focused on improving long-term outcomes in chronic psychotic disorders through basic/clinical research and dissemination of evidence-based practices. Dr. Reist’s clinical interests include schizophrenia, impulsivity, PTSD, pharmacogenomics, and psychopharmacology. NARSAD, NIMH, and VA Medical Research have supported his research. He has served as principal investigator on over 25 clinical trials in areas including schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder and impulsivity. He is a member of professional societies, including the American Psychiatric Association, Pacific Rim Association for Clinical Pharmacogenetics, and the Society of Biological Psychiatry. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Psychiatric Association, has been recognized as an Exemplary Psychiatrist by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, and is included in Best Doctors 2007-2010. He is the author of two books, Psychiatry and Psychiatric Drugs, which have been widely used by trainees for the past 15 years. He has over 50 scientific articles that have been published in high-impact journals, including Molecular Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, and Nature Biotechnology. Lastly, he has extensive experience in psychiatric education that include organizing CME conferences and developing web content that provide information on psychiatric disorders and treatment. Disclosure: Christopher Reist, MD, MBA discloses the following potential conflict of interests/commercial interests: Relevant Financial Relationship with Alkermes as Grant/Research Support

Brian Schief, MD, is Board Certified in both general and forensic psychiatry. He is on the clinical faculty at Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine, where he teaches medical students, residents, and fellows. He obtained his bachelor's degree at Brown University and his MD at Ohio State University College of Medicine.

For eight years Dr. Schief has worked as a psychiatrist for the Counseling and Testing Center at Georgia State University, where he evaluates and treats students of the university, including traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, for 10 years he has worked at Georgia Regional Hospital, where he is the Associate Clinical Director of Forensic Psychiatry. At this facility, he assists with directing the clinical treatment programs, supervises other psychiatrists, and evaluates and treats patients that have been ordered to go to the hospital by the court. At times he is called to testify as an expert witness in State and Superior Courts in metro Atlanta.

Disclosure: Dr. Brian Schief has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.

Adam Roesner, BSN has been working with various quality measures optimization since 2013. His experience in program management in both clinical and performance measures allows a unique perspective on the challenge faced by healthcare systems today. Adam has presented trainings on HCAHPS programs for sales forces and executive leadership alike, and has managed various skin health and HCAHPS educational programs and bundles for acute, post-acute, and IDN facilities. Disclosure: Adam Roesner, BSN has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.