Mayo Clinic Psychiatry’s flagship course, Psychiatry Clinical Updates, is aimed at providing clinically relevant updates for the management of psychiatric problems and their comorbidities across the lifespan. Topics include updates and clinical pearls on mood and psychotic disorders, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and perinatal psychiatry, as well as evidence-based psychotherapy and emerging pharmacotherapies.

This multidisciplinary course is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, and other clinicians who see patients with mental health conditions. Multiple specialties, including psychiatry, psychology, family medicine, neurology, and primary care, will benefit from attending this course.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss treatment strategies for major depression
• Describe evidence-based options for the treatment of bipolar disorder
• Identify strategies for the treatment of psychotic disorders
• Describe psychiatric and behavioral treatment approaches for special populations