A recording of this program is available at https://www.neaetc.org/events/browse/archive
How do you choose an antidepressant? And what do you do if it doesn’t work? In this webinar, we’ll discuss an evidence-based approach you can use to decide which medication is best for your patient depending on context, symptoms, and comorbidities. You’ll learn more about the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, including their impact on the management of HIV. We’ll also look at the strategies you can use when a medication hasn’t worked out as planned, from adjusting to switching to augmenting.
Speaker:
Jordan Howard-Young, MD
Primary Care Psychiatry Fellow, Family Health Center of Worcester
Instructor, Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Co-Director, Certificate in Advanced Mental Health Care in Primary Care, Center for Integrated Primary Care
Learning Objectives:
- Describe an evidence-based approach to selecting an antidepressant medication based on the patient, their symptoms, and their comorbidities.
- Characterize the medications most commonly used for the treatment of depression and their clinical distinguishing features, including how they pertain to the management of HIV.
- Discuss strategies for treatment when the initial antidepressant medication does not produce the desired effect.
Check out the topic page, Mental Health and HIV, from NEAETC's online HIV Resource Library
AAFP Accreditation Statement: Each session is approved for 1 In-Person, Live (could include online) AAFP Prescribed credit.
AMA/AAFP Equivalency: AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
For AAFP credit equivalencies and recognition, please see the AAFP Credit System website.
