This CE course awards 30 CE credits upon completion.

Lessons: 12

Multiple Choice Questions: 6 per lesson

Contact Hours: 30

Instructional Level: Advanced

Target Audience: This CE certified course has been developed to educate and provide continuing education for psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare workers to enhance their understanding and comprehension of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in their study of mental health disorders.

Contains 17.5 hours of psychopharmacology CE as denoted [*]

Continuing Education (CE) Course Curriculum

Dual Diagnosis: Does Psychiatric Illness Cause Drug Abuse Addiction, or Vice Versa?: Part 1[*]

Dual Diagnosis: Does Psychiatric Illness Cause Drug Abuse Addiction, or Vice Versa?: Part 2 [*]

Panic vs Other Presentations of Chest Pain in the Emergency Room: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Core Clinical and Ethical Considerations for Psychiatrists Treating Transgender Persons and Persons with Intersex Conditions

Eating Disorders: Complex Biopsychosocial Problems with an Emerging Pathophysiology [*]

Exercise Addiction: Clinical Implications for Assessment and Treatment [*]

Loneliness

Insight Deficits in Schizophrenia

Delirium: From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 [*]

Working with Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems Among Combat Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts, Part 1: An Overview

Working with Trauma-Related Mental Health Problems Among Combat Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts, Part 2: Treatment Considerations [*]

Addressing Sexual Health and Dysfunction: A Case Discussion with Service Members [*]

Approval Statements

American Psychological Association
 The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

The American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation 
The American Nurses Credential Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) accepts CE programs by an American Psychological Association approved provider. Please refer to the following information from the ANCC website at: https://www.jointaccreditation.org/accredited-providers

National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. 
The Hatherleigh Company, Ltd. is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEPTM) and may offer NBCC-approved CE credit hours for programs that meet NBCC requirements. NBCC CE Programs for which NBCC-approved CE credit hours will be awarded are identified on the Website. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. Our NBCC provider number is #5448. 

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this course work? Can I see more course and faculty information? When does it start?

This course is completely online and you can start right now. You can enter the course whenever you want and take it at your own pace. All course materials will be available to you upon purchase in PDF form. Your certificate will be available to you immediately upon successful completion of the coursework quizzes.

You may request to preview course learning objectives or faculty information before ordering by contacting our Customer Care Department. For all the ways to do this, please click here.  

Who should take your courses?

Any healthcare professional who want to keep up-to-date on the latest drug and clinical research, and those seeking high quality CME & CE programs to receive credit or contact hours for re-licensure.

Are Hatherleigh's courses commercially sponsored?

Hatherleigh ensures that activities are planned, developed, implemented independent of support from a commercial or ineligible company.

Hatherleigh will disclose whether or not faculty and planners of continuing education and medical education content have any relevant financial relationships with commercial entities that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

In such cases, Hatherleigh will have implemented steps to mitigate these relationships before the individuals engage in content development. This information is available in the front matter of existing coursework before the continuing education content. 

When can I access the course?

Anytime! Once you have registered, you can access the course whenever you want, wherever you want and from any device you use.

Is there a deadline for course completion?

All of our courses must be completed within a three-year period from the purchase date. Accreditation and regulation changes occur. To ensure that you earn the maximum amount of credit from your course, we have instituted a three-year period for completion. Your certificate will state the date your coursework is completed.

I completed the test and program evaluation. Why don't I have access to my certificate?

In addition to completing your quiz and evaluation, you will need to mark "complete and continue" by both the PDF, and the "How to Earn CME" sections of your course in your dashboard. Once these areas read 1/1 instead of 0/1, you will have access to your certificate of completion.

What if I don't like the course? Can I have my money back?

All of our courses are unconditionally guaranteed for 30 days. 

Who do I contact if I have further questions?

Please contact our Customer Care Department. For all the ways to do this, please click here. 

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Pricing options

Choose either digital only or add print edition to your order. Printed course will be mailed to you via USPS.