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Challenging Presentations in Major Depressive Disorder CME/CE Author Information and Disclosures Release Date: September 30, 2008; Valid for credit through September 30, 2009 | Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 1.0 ANCC contact hours (0.5 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology);
Pharmacists - 1.0 ACPE continuing education credits for pharmacists (0.1 CEUs) | | To participate in this internet activity: (1) review the target audience, learning objectives, and author disclosures; (2) study the education content; (3) take the post-test and/or complete the evaluation; (4) view/print certificate View details. Contents of This CME/CE Activity Courtney S. - This 22-year-old woman has a 6-year history of eating disorder and one episode of superficial wrist cutting at age 17.
Alan A. - This 36-year-old male alcoholic has not used any substance for 3 months and is into his third episode of depression over the past 3 years.
Annie H. - This 57-year-old African American woman with 25 years of depression symptoms, probable fibromyalgia, and sleep disorder has seen numerous medical doctors.
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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: - Relate an appropriate diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), both single-episode as well as recurrent, differentiating it from bipolar disorder and other conditions
- Recognize clinical features, ordered depression rating scales, and
disability scales to gauge the progress of antidepressants from various classes in order to recognize an inadequate response, with the concomitant need for changes in the treatment regimen
- Describe new strategies, such as adjunctive antipsychotic therapy, in the management of MDD
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