For more information regarding this CME/CE activity and to complete the CME/CE requirements and claim credit for this activity, visit: https://www.mycme.com/courses/characterizing-connected-conditions-in-psychiatry-10045 Summary In this PsychTalk podcast/webcast episode, Drs. Gregory Mattingly and Lisa Harding discuss some of the complexities of mental health care: overlapping symptoms and differential diagnoses. Listeners will learn about the connections between certain psychiatric disorders and how symptom combinations may influence treatment and patient outcomes. The program will also review strategies to help with accurate diagnoses in complex patient presentations, teaching listeners how to take a thorough patient history and use that information to guide treatment decisions. This podcast was recorded and is being used with permission of the presenters. Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Describe the impact of comorbid mental health diagnoses on patient outcomes Employ strategies to aid in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with symptoms suggestive of multiple mental health conditions This activity is accredited for CME/CE Credit This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) and GlobalHealthXchange. NACE is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The National Association for Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) through the joint providership of the National Association for Continuing Education (NACE) and GlobalHealthXchange. NACE is accredited by the AANP as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number 121222. This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours (which does not include hours of pharmacology). For additional information about the accreditation of this program, please contact NACE at
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