Neuropsychotropic Drug Therapy 2020 | Prescribing and Deprescribing Medications in Adolescents

Neuropsychotropic Drug Therapy 2020

Prescribing and Deprescribing Medications in Adolescents

On-Demand Program

Speaker

Kathy Kroening, PhD, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner, Kaiser Permanente; Senior Lecturer, UW School of Nursing

Target Audience

Advanced practice nurse practitioners, especially psychiatric and family nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurses, pharmacists and other interested healthcare professionals.

Objectives for Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Discuss adolescent behaviors that create symptoms commonly seen in depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
2. Discuss five medication safety tips for use in teens.
3. Discuss three strategies for tapering teens off medications.