PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION OF ADULTS: PRACTICE GUIDELINE (3 CE)

Course overview

This practice guideline has been developed by psychiatrists who are in active clinical practice. It includes a comprehensive literature review. This course represents a synthesis of current scientific knowledge and rational clinical practice on the psychiatric evaluation of adults. Psychiatric evaluations vary according to their purpose. This course is intended primarily for general, emergency, and consultation evaluations for clinical purposes. This course addresses a broad range of issues, including establishing the objectives, the setting, the parameters, and the process of the evaluation. Learning Objectives: 1. Define the purpose of a clinical evaluation 2. Evaluate the characteristics associated with clinical evaluations in different settings 3. Assess the implications of the impact of the domains of the clinical evaluation 4. Establish the procedures in the evaluation process 5. Evaluate special considerations in an evaluation