Presenters
- Julie Le, DO, HS Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
Summary
Every day, patients may possibly be started on one or more psychotropics for their depression, anxiety, ADHD, and/or insomnia. There is negative stigma towards taking these types of medications or they may not take them at all for fear of adverse effects. After medication initiation, they may discontinue it shortly afterwards without giving it the chance to be effective. However, there may be words of advice that may be given to prevent this and increase the chance for success. This presentation will go over those frequently asked questions in these common psychiatric disorders. Hopefully the psychiatrist perspective and subsequent responses to those questions may be beneficial to our work in integrated primary care. The target audience is for any clinician with an interest in learning more about what to say or not say to patients’ medication questions or at least know where to direct them so that they are not misinformed. When left to their own devices, who knows what patients will find on the internet? All disciplines are welcome. Handouts will be provided. 5 minutes: Introduction 10 minutes: FAQs for depression 10 minutes: FAQs for anxiety 10 minutes: FAQs for adhd 10 minutes: FAQs for sleep 5 minutes: Websites/resources for psychotropic medications 10 minutes: Q & A
Objectives
- Respond appropriately and more confidently with frequently asked questions about depression and anxiety
- Increase knowledge of common questions about ADHD and sleep medicines
- Identify at least 3 resources/websites recommended for further information about psychotropic medications
