CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER

Course overview

CYCLOTHYMIA IS AN AFFECTIVE DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY AND AFFECTIVE DYSREGULATION. OFTEN THIS DISORDER PRESENTS A CHALLENGE FOR THE CLINICIAN AS MANY PATIENTS PRESENT WITH NON-SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS AND MAY BE MISTAKEN FOR SIMILARLY MANIFESTING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CYCLOTHYMIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS TREATMENT.