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Educating, Enlisting, and Supporting the Family

Danelle Hupp, Ph.D.,, in partnership with a mother of a participant in a CSC for FEP program, discuss the importance of engaging family and natural supports in first episode psychosis care. The mother describers her personal journey and experiences as a family member and provides recommendations for FEP team members regarding what loved ones want and need.

Antipsychotics

In this lecture, Dr. Dugan addresses the proper dosing of antipsychotic medication. By the end of this lecture, you will be able to: 1) identify biological, social, and psychological factors that affect psychotic illness, 2) define the mechanisms or rationale for treatments appropriate for psychotic illness, and 3) integrate biological, social, and psychological considerations when designing and implementing treatment of individuals affected by psychotic illness.

Pharmacodynamics: How do antipsychotic medications work?

In this lecture, Dr. Dugan reviews the mechanisms of action of the medications used to treat psychosis. By the end of this lecture, you will be able to: 1) identify common pharmacologic targets of first and second generation antipsychotic medications, 2) describe proposed therapeutic actions of first and second generation antipsychotic medications, and 3) compare adverse effect profiles of the first and second generation antipsychotic medications.

Celia Moreland and Pamela Roeper, M.A.

Student Intern Fuses Film and Psychology

Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center wants to improve the lives and treatments of those with schizophrenia. As a training instructional specialist, Pamela Roeper, M.A., […]

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