Treating Challenging Personalities in Primary Care - a podcast by NHC Center for Continuing Medical Education

Treating Challenging Personalities in Primary Care

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Target Audience           

This activity is targeted towards all physician specialties.  

Statement of Need

In the United States, approximately 9% of adult patients have a personality disorder.  In the primary care setting approximately 18% of patients that are treated have some type of personality disorder.  Primary care practitioners do not consistently recognize or manage personality disorders when treating patients for medical related illnesses.

Clinicians should be aware of patient characteristics and symptoms that are related to personality disorders and effectively address and manage when providing primary care.

 

Objectives

At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss basic personality traits.
• Define different personality disorders.
• List the risk factors for personality disorders.
• Explain the distinct diagnostic criteria of personality disorders.
• Discuss effective management strategies and treatment of patients with personality disorders.

Moderator

Joseph M. Flynn, D.O, MPH, FACP

Chief Administrative Officer

Norton Medical Group

Physician-in-Chief

Norton Cancer Institute

Speaker

John J. Wernert, M.D., MHA, DLFAPA

Executive Medical Director, Behavioral Health Services

Norton Medical Group

Speaker Disclosure

The speaker for this activity has no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.

Moderator and Planner Disclosures 

The moderator and planners for this activity have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.

Commercial Support 

This activity has not received commercial support.

 

Physician Credits

American Medical Association

Accreditation

Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Date of Original Release | April 2020

Course Termination Date | May 31, 2022

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org

 

Resources for Additional Study 

The State Of Mental Health In America

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america

CDC Mental Health Website

https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.htm

Dos and Don'ts in Treatments of Patients With Narcissistic Personality Disorder

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32186986

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