​This seven-week course explores the needs of clients who are taking prescribed medications and also have substance use problems. The course covers the most common interactions between psychiatric medications and substances of abuse.

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• define drug interaction theory
• describe the similarities between symptoms of mental health problems and substance use
• list common interactions between antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications and drugs of abuse
• list common interactions between antipsychotic medications, mood stabilizers and drugs of abuse
  
• learn how to anticipate, prevent and handle common interactions.
  

 
This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

• Admission, Discharge and Assessment Tools (ADAT)
• Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use
• Collaborating with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders
• Integrating a Concurrent Disorders Approach into Withdrawal Management
• Legal Issues in Mental Health Care in Ontario
• Motivational Interviewing Introduction Course
• Youth & Drugs and Mental Health

​$325 Registration Fee

$150 CAMH Staff

Caroline Warnock, B.Sc.Phm., R.Ph., P.G.Cert., Pharmacist, Pharmacy Department, CAMH

​The recommended prerequisite for this course is Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use.

This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

• Admission, Discharge and Assessment Tools (ADAT)
• Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use
• Collaborating with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders
• Integrating a Concurrent Disorders Approach into Withdrawal Management
• Legal Issues in Mental Health Care in Ontario
• Motivational Interviewing Introduction Course
• Youth & Drugs and Mental Health

​April 22 - June 14, 2013

Please click on the link below to register:

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