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Co-occurring Psychiatric Illness and Substance Use in Youth

Submitted by Administrator on Sat, 05/21/2016 - 21:53

Co-occurring Psychiatric Illness and Substance Use in Youth

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | 10 - 11 AM PDT

Youth with substance use disorder frequently have co-occurring psychiatric symptoms/diagnoses. Moreover, children and adolescents with mental health symptoms are highly vulnerable to initiating substance use, including nonmedical use of prescription opioids. During this webinar aimed at general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists, we will review relevant clinical epidemiology on co-occurring psychiatric illness and substance use disorder; provide tools to aid in recognizing symptoms of common psychiatric illness; and demonstrate sample approaches to substance use screening with focus on detecting risk in settings where opioids may be prescribed.

After completing this Webinar, participants should be able to:

1.  Quickly screen for mental health symptoms in youth to identify the most common psychiatric problems

2.  Use screening tools when prescribing opioids for youth

3.  Incorporate both mental health and substance use screening into routine pediatric settings

Speakers:

  •          Pamela Gonzalez, MD, FAAP
  •          Diana Deister, MD

Register Here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/lr2kytrwuhtu&eom

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Training