Year in Review: 2015 CMEs

JANUARY
Contemporary ideas about psychotic conditions and clinical approaches for treatment. EXPIRES ON JANUARY 20, 2016.
The Dynamics of Psychosis: Therapeutic Implications

FEBRUARY
Which neuroimaging test for which psychiatric patient-and when? What to ask the neuroradiologist?
A Practical Update on Neuroimaging for Psychiatric Disorders

MARCH
Assessment approaches, treatment options, and potential risks inherent in treating tobacco dependence in individuals with major mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Clinical Issues and Strategies Associated With Smoking Cessation

APRIL
Lithium plays an important role in reducing morbidity and mortality associated with bipolar disorder. Psychiatrists can optimize the benefits of lithium by carefully choosing patients for long-term treatment and educating them about the risks and benefits.
Tips, Cautions, and Successes in Treating Bipolar Patients With Lithium

MAY
Structural neuroimaging, functional neuroimaging, and psychometabolomics in the identification of markers for suicidal behavior are discussed.
Neural Circuitry of Suicidality

JUNE
How to frame a novel transactional model for attending to both patient and physician character styles and provide strategies for identifying and managing these interactions.
The “Hateful Patient” Revisited: A Transactional View of Difficult Physician-Patient Relationships

JULY
How to differentiate binge eating disorder (BED) from other eating disorders and understand the mechanisms that may put BED into the realm of addiction disorders.
Neurobiological Underpinnings of Obesity and Addiction: A Focus on Binge Eating Disorder and Implications for Treatment

AUGUST
Although the pharmacological treatment of impulsivity represents an exciting and possibly more effective means of relieving the burden of mental health illness, precisely what is meant by impulsivity and its neurobiological substrates?
Psychopharmacological Options for Treating Impulsivity

SEPTEMBER
Potentially over-inclusive DSM-5 diagnostic categories for somatic disorders can result in a confusing overlap of criteria. These authors sort through the challenges of the differential diagnosis-and map out a well-structured treatment plan.
Somatoform and Related Disorders: An Update

OCTOBER
The clinical presentation and functional impacts of ADHD in adults vary greatly from their child and adolescent counterparts. Here: latest information on this complex topic.
Adult ADHD: A Review of the Clinical Presentation, Challenges, and Treatment Options

NOVEMBER
This article reviews DSM-5 changes to symptom criteria for bipolar disorder. The primary focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of mania and hypomania.
An Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Part 1: Mania

DECEMBER
This CME article reviews DSM-5 changes to symptom criteria for bipolar disorder. The primary focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar depression and cyclothymic disorder.
An Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Part 2: Bipolar Depression and Cyclothymic Disorder