Clinical Insights

Common Scales for Bipolar Disorder Review Video

Bipolar I disorder can be difficult to diagnose, potentially leading to significant delays in patient care. This underscores the importance of measurement-based care using standardized psychiatric rating scales to aid in screening, diagnosis, and assessing patient progress over time. This video will review the most frequently used scales for bipolar I disorder and how to incorporate them into your clinical practice.

Understanding the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) Video

Standardized psychiatric rating scales play an integral role in clinical trials, particularly in subject enrollment, eligibility, and evaluation of patients' responses to therapy. One commonly used scale in clinical trials is the MADRS. This video for primary care and psychiatric nurse practitioners reviews the 10-item MADRS, its appropriate use, score interpretation, and some of its limitations.

The Basics of Assessing Mental Health Status in Primary Care

Grace Wlasowicz, PhD, PMHNP-BC, discusses tips and best practices for conducting a mental health assessment in primary care.

Complexity of the Course of MDD, Treatment, Monitoring, and Unmet Needs

In this video, Kate Sullivan, MSN, APN characterizes the lifetime course of major depressive disorder, discusses disease management, and addresses gaps in current knowledge where further research is needed.

Digesting DSM-5 Criteria and Patient Probes for Bipolar Disorder: Depressive Episodes

In Part 1 of this video, Alan 'Tony' Amberg, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC discusses making the DSM-5 criteria for depressive episodes in bipolar disorder more digestible for providers utilizing clinical patient probes.

Understanding the Mixed Affective States of Bipolar Disorder

Kate Sullivan, MSN, APN, shares important considerations for understanding mixed affective states in bipolar disorder and how those states affect diagnosis.

Digesting DSM-5 Criteria and Patient Probes for Bipolar Disorder: Manic/Hypomanic Episodes

In Part 2 of this video, Alan 'Tony' Amberg, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC discusses making the DSM-5 criteria for manic and hypomanic episodes in bipolar disorder more digestible for providers utilizing clinical patient probes.

Misdiagnosis and Differential Diagnosis for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar I disorder is often underdiagnosed and can be misdiagnosed even by well-trained healthcare providers. This clinical insights video will review reasons behind these diagnostic difficulties and introduce clinical tools that can aid in identifying patients at higher risk for bipolar disorder.

A Guide to Patient Interviewing in Mental Health Care

An expert clinician shares advice and evidence from the medical literature about how to effectively interview patients in mental health care settings. This webinar covers general interviewing skills as well as skills specific to screening, diagnosis, and more.

Providing Considerate Mental Health Care to Patients Who Are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)

In this podcast, Moushumi Mukerji, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM, RN shares important considerations for providing mental health care to BIPOC patients.

A Bipolar I Disorder Patient's Journey and the Growing Role of Nurse Practitioners in Mental Health Care

What NPs Need to Know about Pharmacology

Carmen Kosicek, APRN, MSN, PMHNP-BC, reviews the clinical pharmacology of psychotropic medications.

Connecting with Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Tina Matthews Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP discusses tips that may help you connect with your patients with bipolar disorder. 

Considerations When Making a Treatment Plan

Jessica Whelan, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC reviews the many factors that come in to play when she is developing a treatment plan for her patients with bipolar disorder.

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder

Tina Matthews Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP discusses how she diagnoses bipolar disorder, including different clues or signs to be on the lookout for.

Bipolar Disorder and the Brain

Jessica Whelan, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC discusses the value of understanding the neurobiology behind bipolar disorder and how she explains it to her patients.

Introduction to Bipolar Disorder

Tina Matthews Hayes, DNP, FNP, PMHNP provides an overview of bipolar disorder, including common symptoms and the value of earning your patient’s trust.