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Highs and Lows: Clinical Pearls and Lessons Learned in the Outpatient Management of Geriatric Bipolar Disorder

A Comprehensive Framework for the Office Evaluation of Neurocognitive Disorders

Primary Care for Psychiatrists: Addressing Health Disparities Among People With Serious Mental Illness

Applying the Integrated Care Approach: Core

Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (Online)

Anxiety and Trauma

COVID-19 and Mental Health: Caring for the Public and Ourselves

COVID-19 and Mental Health: Caring for the Public and Ourselves

AJP CME: March 2020 - Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Clinical Cohort of 70 Patients

Emerging Treatment Strategies for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

AJP CME: November 2019 - Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

Wake Up to Sleep! A Translational Perspective of the Role of Sleep in Readiness and Resilience

Gene Activity and Proteins that Relate to Chronic PTSD Symptoms

Mobilizing Hope in the Face of Despair: Applying Social Neuroscience Research in Brief Clinical Encounters

Preclinical Development of Ketamine and the Metabolite 2R-6R-Hydroxynorketamine for Depression and Other Disorders

AJP CME: April 2019 - Doubly Randomized Preference Trial of Prolonged Exposure Versus Sertraline for Treatment of PTSD

Child and Family

ADHD in College Populations - Diagnosing and Dosing in an Era of Diversion

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comprehensive Assessment and New Treatment Developments

AJP CME: December 2019 - Distinct Patterns of Neural Habituation and Generalization in Children and Adolescents With Autism With Low and High Sensory Overresponsivity

AJP CME: December 2019 - Evidence for Dissociable Linkage of Dimensions of Psychopathology to Brain Structure in Youths

New Targeted Treatments for Fragile X Syndrome and ASD

AJP CME: September 2019 - Exposure to Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Fetal Life or Childhood and Offspring Brain Development: A Population-Based Imaging Study

Internet Gaming Disorder: A Condition for Further Study

AJP CME: August 2019 - A Third Linear Association Between Olduvai (DUF1220) Copy Number and Severity of the Classic Symptoms of Inherited Autism

Adult ADHD: An Evidence-Based Psychopharmacology Treatment Algorithm

AJP CME: March 2019 - Age-Associated Deviations of Amygdala Functional Connectivity in Youths With Psychosis Spectrum Disorders: Relevance to Psychotic Symptoms

AJP CME: March 2019 - Adolescents Who Self-Harm and Commit Violent Crime: Testing Early-Life Predictors of Dual Harm in a Longitudinal Cohort Study

Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Engaging the Individual and the Family in Treatment Planning

AJP CME: July 2019 - Development and Validation of a Dementia Risk Prediction Model in the General Population: An Analysis of Three Longitudinal Studies

Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Compelling Tool to Support Crisis Care

Chronic Physical Health Management for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: Integrated Care, Evaluation, and Interventions

Introducing Peer Support into Your Organization: Expanding Peer Support in Behavioral Health

AJP CME: April 2019 - Psychiatric Comorbidity in Moyamoya Disease and Preliminary Guidelines For Treatment

AJP CME: April 2019 - Proof of Concept for an Adaptive Treatment Strategy to Prevent Failures in Internet-Delivered CBT: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial With Insomnia Patients

Addressing the Public Health Epidemic of Premature Mortality in People with SMI: Evolving Roles for Mental Health Clinicians

HIV/AIDS as a Chronic Disease: The Role of Psychiatrists Across Cultures

Psychiatrists and the Treatment of Pain

Novel Patient Engagement Strategies for Underserved and Vulnerable Persons with HIV

Mood Disorders

Highs and Lows: Clinical Pearls and Lessons Learned in the Outpatient Management of Geriatric Bipolar Disorder

AJP CME: February 2020 - Effect of Intrinsic Patterns of Functional Brain Connectivity in Moderating Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression

Emerging Treatment Strategies for Mood and Anxiety Disorders

AJP CME: December 2019 - Treatment-Resistant Depression and Ketamine Response in a Patient With Bilateral Amygdala Damage

Modeling Mood and Emotional Patterns from Speech in Bipolar Disorder

AJP CME: November 2019 - Reducing Suicidal Ideation Through Insomnia Treatment (REST-IT): A Randomized Clinical Trial

Neuromodulation Treatment for Treatment Resistant Psychiatric Disorders: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

FOCUS Self-Assessment Exam 2019

Zero Suicide: Taking a Systems Approach to Suicide Prevention in Health Care

AJP CME: September 2019 - The Emergent Course of Bipolar Disorder: Observations Over Two Decades From the Canadian High-Risk Offspring Cohort

AJP CME: August 2019 - Polygenic Risk: Predicting Depression Outcomes in Clinical and Epidemiological Cohorts of Youths

Professional Development

Advocating for Advocacy. Bringing Advocacy into Resident Education

Medical Cannabis: What Every Psychiatrist Should Know

Liability and Ethical Considerations in Emergencies

The Opioid Epidemic: How Risk Management Can Prevent/Reduce Drug-Related Harm

Risk Management Considerations When Using Social Media and Technology in Psychiatry

Clinical Documentation with a Jury in Mind

How to Prepare for a Deposition

Risk Management Considerations When Practicing Addiction Psychiatry

Telepsychiatry and Risk Management Considerations

Life After Residency

Minimizing Risk When Treating Suicidal and Violent Patients

Psychosis

AJP CME: January 2020 - Maternal Bacterial Infection During Pregnancy and Offspring Risk of Psychotic Disorders: Variation by Severity of Infection and Offspring Sex

Early Intervention in Psychosis: 21st Century Implementation Challenges

AJP CME: October 2019 - Baseline Frontoparietal Task-Related BOLD Activity as a Predictor of Improvement in Clinical Symptoms at 1-Year Follow-Up in Recent-Onset Psychosis

AJP CME: October 2019 - Cognitive Change in Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses in the Decade Following the First Episode

AJP CME: September 2019 - Prediction of Onset of Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder and Its Progression to Schizophrenia in a Swedish National Sample

Strategies for Successful Use of Clozapine: A Practical Guide

AJP CME: August 2019 - The Relationship Between Common Variant Schizophrenia Liability and Number of Offspring in the UK Biobank

First Episode Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: What Clinicians Need to Know

A Computer Decision Support System for First-Episode Psychosis Pharmacotherapy

AJP CME: July 2019 - Cerebellar-Prefrontal Network Connectivity and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia

Identifying and Engaging Youth with Early Psychosis Utilizing Internet and Social Media Platforms

Special Populations

Highs and Lows: Clinical Pearls and Lessons Learned in the Outpatient Management of Geriatric Bipolar Disorder

Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments

What Happens When Your Patient with SMI Gets Arrested?

Culture, Family Caregiving, and Geriatric Psychiatry

Introduction to the Interface Between Serious Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System: Strategies for Realigning Patients Towards Treatment

FOCUS Quiz: Fall 2019 - Forensic Psychiatry: Focus on Malpractice and Risk Management

FOCUS Self-Assessment Exam 2019

Gay Men's Mental Health

Being a Good Partner to Law Enforcement: Strategies for Crisis Providers

Digital Approaches to the Psychiatric Care of Older Adults

Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Compelling Tool to Support Crisis Care

Substance Use Disorder

AJP CME: February 2020 - A Single Ketamine Infusion Combined With Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Midazolam-Controlled Pilot Trial

AJP CME: November 2019 - Cannabidiol for the Reduction of Cue-Induced Craving and Anxiety in Drug-Abstinent Individuals With Heroin Use Disorder: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

AJP CME: September 2019 - Prediction of Onset of Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder and Its Progression to Schizophrenia in a Swedish National Sample

AJP CME: June 2019 - Nociceptin Receptors Upregulated in Cocaine Use Disorder: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study Using [11C]NOP-1A

Vaccines for Opioid Use Disorder: Focusing on the Fentanyl Epidemic

The Clinical and Public Health Utility of Mutual Aid Organizations in Addressing Addiction: What Does the Science Tell Us?

Tracking Drug Use Patterns

Rethinking Withdrawal Management: Expanding the Use of Outpatient Settings

AJP CME: February 2019 - Connectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence

AJP CME: February 2019 - A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development

Telepsychiatry's Role in Medication Assisted Treatment

Journal/Study Guide CME

AJP CME: March 2020 - Reproducible Genetic Risk Loci for Anxiety: Results From ~200,000 Participants in the Million Veteran Program

AJP CME: March 2020 - Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Anterior Limb of the Internal Capsule for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Clinical Cohort of 70 Patients

AJP CME: March 2020 - Standard of Care: Reasonable But Not Perfect

AJP CME: February 2020 - A Single Ketamine Infusion Combined With Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Midazolam-Controlled Pilot Trial

AJP CME: February 2020 - Effect of Intrinsic Patterns of Functional Brain Connectivity in Moderating Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression

AJP CME: February 2020 - Acute Care, Prescription Opioid Use, and Overdose Following Discontinuation of Long-Term Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

AJP CME: January 2020 - Maternal Bacterial Infection During Pregnancy and Offspring Risk of Psychotic Disorders: Variation by Severity of Infection and Offspring Sex

AJP CME: January 2020 - Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Offspring Telomere Length and Psychopathology

AJP CME: January 2020 - Association of Childhood Maltreatment With Interpersonal Distance and Social Touch Preferences in Adulthood

FOCUS Quiz: Winter 2020 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Psychiatry

AJP CME: December 2019 - Treatment-Resistant Depression and Ketamine Response in a Patient With Bilateral Amygdala Damage