Psychotic Disorders-Adult: Long-Term Management, Schizophrenia

This is an overview course on understanding and managing psychotic illnesses, particularly schizophrenia. Dr. Marder, the Course Director will discuss psychosis as a process related to the misinterpretation of internal and external information. He will focus on psychosis as a symptom with multiple causes and the processes for evaluating patients who present with psychotic symptoms. He will also discuss the biological underpinnings of psychosis as well as the epidemiology, genetics, and course of schizophrenia. Two sessions will focus on the acute and long-term management of schizophrenia with pharmacological and psychosocial treatments. Dr. Braslow will discuss classical papers which have influenced our current...