Section: Module 3: Lesson 2: Pharmacological Therapies | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students

Required Learning Resources and Activities

Use of Prescribed Psychotropics during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of Pregnancy, Neonatal, and Childhood Outcomes URL

Read the content under the following headings Introduction: (16 minutes)
3.4 Conclusion
3.6 conclusion
3.9- conclusions
7 Summary Points

Brain Sciences - 2019

Psychiatric Medication For Children And Adolescents: Part II - Types Of Medications URL

Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)

(AACAP) - 2017

Psychotropic Polypharmacy in the US Pediatric Population: A Methodologic Critique and Commentary URL

Read sections: (7 minutes)
-Introduction
-Discussion

Front. Psychiatry - 2021

Drug Categories of Concern in Older Adults URL

Read the entire article. (15 minutes)

MSD Manual - 2021

Unwanted Effects of Psychotropic Drug Interactions with Medicinal Products and Diet Supplements Containing Plant Extracts URL

Read the following sections: (14 minutes)
-Introduction
-Discussion
-Conclusion

Psychiatric Pol - 2018

Psychotropic Medication URL

Read from section "PROCEDURE": until the end of the document. (14 minutes)

Pathway Health & Leading Age - 2017

Why do Psychiatric Patients Stop Antipsychotic Medication? A Systematic Review of Reasons for Nonadherence to Medication in Patients with Serious Mental Illness URL

Read the following sections: (11 minutes)
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion

Dovepress - 2017

How to Manage Endings in Unsuccessful Therapy: A Qualitative Comparison of Youth and Clinician Perspectives URL

Read from section "How Are Treatment Endings Managed When Outcomes Have Not Improved?" to Conclusion. (27 minutes)

Psychotherapy Research - 2021

A Perspective on Nonadherence to Drug Therapy: Psychological Barriers and Strategies to Overcome Nonadherence URL

Read from section, "PCC and medical communication" up to "Conclusion." (23 minutes)

Dovepress - 2018

Navigating the Novel Psychotropics URL

Red the entire webpage. (9 minutes)

FOCUS - 2021

The Pharmacodynamics of Antipsychotic Drugs in Women and Men URL

Read the entire article. (24 minutes)

Front. Psychiatry - 2021

Assessment of Incidence, Causality, Severity, and Preventability of Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions to Antidepressant Medications in a Psychiatry Outpatient Setting of a Secondary Care Hospital URL

Read the following sections: (23 minutes)
-Introduction
-Results
-Discussion
-Conclusion

Journal of Pharmacy Biolallied Science - 2020

Management of Common Adverse Effects of Antipsychotic Medications URL

Read the content under the headings "PRINCIPLES FOR ANTIPSYCHOTIC PRESCRIBING" and " General Strategies for Managing the adverse effects of anti-psychotics" (6 minutes)

World Psychiatry - 2018

Anxiolytics and Sedative-Hypnotics Toxicity URL

Read the entire article. (17 minutes)

StatPearls - 2021

Stimulants URL

Read the content under the headings from "Indication" until "Enhancing HealthCare Outcomes" (11 minutes)

StatPearls - 2021

The Use and Impact of Cognitive Enhancers among University Students: A Systematic Review URL

Read the content under the headings "Introduction" and "Discussion" (16 minutes)

NCBI - 2021

Case Study 12: Pregnant patient taking psychotropic medication for mental health condition SCORM package

In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.

Recommended Additional Readings

What are the Dangers of Drug Interactions with Herbal Medicines? URL

Read entire article. (15 minutes)

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology - 2020

The Utility of Pharmacogenetic-Guided Psychotropic Medication Selection for Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Study URL

Read the following sections: (17 minutes)
-Introduction
-Discussion

Front. Psychiatry - 2021

Treatment Resistance in Psychiatry: State of the Art and New Directions URL

Read from Treatment Approaches until the end of the artilce (including the tables). (17 minutes)

Molecular Psychiatry - 2021

Serious Adverse Drug Reactions in Children and Adolescents Treated On- and Off-Label with Antidepressants and Antipsychotics in Clinical Practice URL

Read the following sections: (14 minutes)
-Introduction
-Discussion
-Conclusion

Pharmacopsychiatry - 2022

Magnitude, Nature, and Risk Factors of Adverse Drug Reactions Associated with First Generation Antipsychotics in Outpatients with Schizophrenia: A Cross-Sectional Study URL

Read the following sections: (17 minutes)
-Introduction
-Results
-Discussion
-Conclusion

Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice- 2020

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Lesson 1: Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World.

Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder.

School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians.

Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents.

Learning Disability

Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere

GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up?

Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder

Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Module 1: Lesson 2: Geriatric Psychiatry

Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care

The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis

Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges

Suicide in Older Adults

Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report

Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician

Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly

Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study

Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing

Module 1: Lesson 3: Cognitive Disorders

Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia

DSM-5

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis

DSM-5

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments

Chapter 5: Dementia &amp; Amnestic Disorder

Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults

Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)

Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders

What Are Dissociative Disorders?

Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon

Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives

Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia

MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia

DSM 5

Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction

United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions

Amnesia

Module 1: Lesson 5: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders

Clinical Presentation

The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management

Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department

Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5

Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychosis in Children and Adolescents

Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review

Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum

Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories

From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents

Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review

Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia

Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)

Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder

Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles

The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study

The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges

Psychosis

Module 1: Lesson 6: Personality Disorders

Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5

Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder