Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Mental health is a key determinant of wellness, and has been shown to be strongly influenced by lifestyle factors such as chronic stress, sedentary life style, poor nutrition, obesity, substance abuse, and social isolation. Use of complementary medicine in mental health conditions has been driven by the high cost of many psychiatric medications, and by the growing list of safety concerns reported by the FDA, but due caution must be used with all therapies, conventional or complementary.

The fundamental goal of an integrative approach to mental health is to find the most appropriate treatments (conventional and complementary) that safely and effectively address the symptoms of the individual, while taking into account personal preferences, cultural beliefs and financial constraints, an approach endorsed by the board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association. This course is offered as a resource for clinicians of all specialties who are interested in learning about evidence-based approaches in integrative mental health care, especially for the management of common conditions such as anxiety and depression.

Course objectives:

• Discuss the criteria for diagnosing mood disorders including major depression and anxiety and its subcategories.
• Identify medical and psychiatric co-morbidities that can impact the assessment of mood disorders.
• Assess the evidence for the safety and benefit of complementary and alternative medicine approaches/practices in the treatment of mood disorders.
• Formulate an appropriate integrative treatment approach for mood disorders.
• Utilize evidence-based information to advise virtual patients about the use of integrative medicine for mood disorders

Completion Requirements

Complete all the course work, course evaluation, and the final test with a score of 70% or better. Upon successful completion you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Curriculum

Introduction
Mental Health Foundations
Anxiety
Depression
Exam
Evaluation

Enrollment

You can register and start immediately. If you register for the course and pay with a credit card you will have immediate access to the course. Once your registration is complete, logout and log back in and your course will be listed on the campus page. If you cannot remember your account information, click the Forgot Password link on the login page and it will be emailed to you.

Credit

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Original Release date: March 8, 2010

New Updated Release date: March 8, 2012
For a period of 2 years
Expiration date: March 8, 2014

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the American Holistic Nurses Association?s Education Approver Committee, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Approved through August 30, 2012

Disclaimer Statement: "Approval for contact hours through the AHNA is based on an assessment of the educational merit of this program and does not constitute endorsement of the use of any specific modality in the care of clients."

Faculty & Authors from The University of Arizona College of Medicine,
Tucson, Arizona

Andrew Weil, MD Clinical Professor of Medicine; Professor of Public Health; Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology (endowed chair); Director and Founder, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Steven Gurgevich, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Tieraona Low Dog, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Hilary McClafferty MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine; Assistant Director of the Fellowship, Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Rubin Naiman, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Guest Faculty

Ann Baldwin, PhD, Professor of Physiology and Psychology, The University of Arizona

James Lake, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Stanford University

Leslie McGee, RN, LAc, Instructor, Asian Institute of Medical Studies

Scott Shannon, MD, ABIHM, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado

Reed C. Smith, M.Ed., LPC