APRN Pharmacology Today: Treatment of Major Depressive Disorders and Resistant Depression
Take this course to help you understand more about major depressive disorders (MDD) and the available pharmacologic treatment options.
℞ Earn 5.0 pharmacology contact hours upon completion of the course.
Course Details
Overview
You will focus on the complexities of diagnosing and treating major depressive disorders (MDD) in this course. You will also learn how to evaluate pharmacologic treatments and identify treatment-resistant depression. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) like you will review formulating a treatment and monitoring plan for your patients.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Describe diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorders (MDD) and characterize treatment-resistant depression
- Compare and contrast the available pharmacologic treatments for MDD
- Formulate a treatment and monitoring plan for a patient with MDD
- Differentiate MDD issues pertaining to special populations