College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists

At the end of this program, the participant should be able to:

1. Evaluate whether a child’s clinical presentation meets diagnostic criteria for:
   1. Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
   2. Tourette’s disorder/ tic disorders
   3. Conduct disorder / oppositional-defiant disorder
   4. Separation anxiety disorder.
2. Given a case example of a child with any of the above conditions, discriminate among drug treatments to select the most effective and safe option with an appropriate dose and schedule.
3. Develop an optimal plan to monitor for adverse effects of psychostimulants, antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and anxiolytics in children and adolescents.
4. Resolve psychotropic drug therapy problems in children and adolescents by modifying the pharmacotherapeutic treatment plan and providing appropriate patient and family counseling.
5. Distinguish between the behavioral phenotypes and the major medical complications of the following syndromes:
   1. Autistic Disorder
   2. Asperger's Disorder
   3. Down Syndrome
   4. Prader-Willi Syndrome
   5. Fragile X Syndrome
   6. Klinefelter’s Syndrome
   7. Rett’s Disorder.
6. Discuss risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical course, and appropriate drug treatment options of the above syndromes.
7. Identify special considerations for treating the following problems in an individual with mental retardation and/or developmental disorder:
   1. Self-injurious behavior
   2. Mood disorders
   3. Anxiety disorders
   4. Psychotic disorders.
8. Describe the limitations of the published literature on psychiatric drug treatment in people with developmental disorders.

This course is provided online at cpnp.org and consists of the speaker audio and slides. A PDF file of the slides is also provided and access is available to participants indefinitely although ACPE credit is available only through the course expiration date.

Participants in this course must complete an examination and achieve a score of 60% or greater. Successful completion of the course also requires the completion of a course evaluation. ACPE statements of credit can be retrieved by participants online at cpnp.org immediately upon successful completion of the course.

If you are a pharmacist, nurse practitioner or other healthcare professional involved in the medication therapy management of psychiatric and/or neurological patients, we invite you to participate in this online course.