Breaking Down Mental Health is a podcast for health care providers that bridges the gap between medicine and psychiatry. It focuses on equipping medical professionals with clinical guidance about various mental health topics from the very basic to the more complex, to better prepare all providers to answer the call to action during this mental health crisis within our pediatric population.
This podcast is hosted by a dynamic triad representing three groups of providers that support mental health consultations at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan.
- Syma Khan, MSW
- Christina Cwynar, DNP, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC
- Heidi Burns, MD, Clinical and Adolescent Psychiatry
Join us as we break down different aspects of mental health into manageable pieces and work to eliminate stigma.
Season 4
Objectives:
- Understand the various diagnoses that lie within the umbrella of neurodiversity.
- Apply principles of psychopharmacology for individuals struggling with ADHD, ASD, or sensory processing disorder.
- Implement evidence-based IEP/504 plans to support individuals across the spectrum of need within the school setting.
Season 3
Objectives:
- Understand the diagnosis of anxiety in pediatric patients.
- Apply principles of psychopharmacology in regards to management of anxiety disorders in pediatric patients.
- Apply therapeutic interventions for pediatric anxiety disorders.
- Explore the effects of anxiety on suicidality.
Season 2
Objectives:
- Utilize the appropriate screening tools for depression for the screening of children and adolescents.
- Understand the difference in presentation of depression between children and adult.
- Understand standard medications (SSRIs and SNRIs) for the management of depression in children/adolescents.
- Guide patients to appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions (CBT vs DBT).
- Increase knowledge about the management of treatment resistant depression and potential treatment options.
- Recognize the disparities within diagnosis, management, and treatment of individuals with various mental health diseases particularly as it is related to depression in youth.
Season 1
Expected results:
After completing this activity participants will be able to apply the basic concepts of psychiatric care within the pediatric population no matter their current practice setting.
