Depression in adolescents: Evaluating “acting out behaviour” – mad, bad or sad?

Depression in adolescents: Evaluating “acting out behaviour” – mad, bad or sad?

Presented by SickKids CCMH Learning Institute

Date: December 6, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Facilitator: Marshall Korenblum, MD, FRCP (C)

Description:

Depression is both a contributor to and symptom of “acting out” behaviour in youth. This webinar will provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating “acting out”. Signs and symptoms of depression, the difference between normal sadness and clinical disorder, and the causes of and treatment options for depression will be outlined. Changes in the adolescent brain that contribute to risk-taking will be explained. Stigma as a barrier to help-seeking and best practices in referring to psychiatry will be also clarified.

Learning objectives:

• Understand how changes in the teenage brain account for impulsivity, reward-seeking, and risk-taking in adolescents
• Appreciate the role of “masked depression” and irritability as contributors to acting out
• Describe the symptoms, differential diagnosis, causes, and treatment of depression in teens
• Develop an approach to the reduction of stigma and increase in help-seeking in teens

Registration fee: General - $250  |  Student - $225
Group rates are available.

For full program overview and registration details please visit: https://cvent.me/KEnzbE

Continuing Education (CE) information: 6 CE hours

SickKids CCMH Learning Institute has approval from the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) for participants of our programming to apply the number of CE hours earned in the program towards their continuing education hours.