Podcast Episodes

Psychosocial Stage Assessment

Season 1 Episode 101

The PMHNP is evaluating a 69-year-old patient who has self-referred for evaluation. The patient retired from his professional role as a CEO from a ma…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Assessing Anxiety Symptoms

Season 1 Episode 100

Which of the following medical conditions should be considered when a patient presents complaining of new onset  episodes of anxiety-like symptoms in…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Perinatal Depression Prevention

Season 1 Episode 99

A PMHNP partners with a local women’s health practice to develop a program to screen pregnant women for depression in an effort to identify patients …

5 months ago

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Personality Disorder Assessment

Season 1 Episode 98

The PMHNP is evaluating a patient who has presented for care repeatedly reporting that she is bipolar and has manic episodes. She has been medicated …

5 months, 1 week ago

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Pharmacotherapy: Medication Avoidance

Season 1 Episode 97

A 67-year-old female is being evaluated for complaints of depression. She has always struggled with times where she was down but never liked taking m…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Evaluating Child Attachment

Season 1 Episode 96

The PMHNP is evaluating a family at the request of county social services. A mother, father, 8-year-old and 2-year-old are present for the evaluation…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Assessing Cognitive Changes

Season 1 Episode 95

A 78-year-old man presents for a follow-up visit. Two months ago he was started on sertraline  for major depressive disorder and has been titrated up…

6 months ago

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Piaget Sensorimotor Principles

Season 1 Episode 94

Cognitive assessment in children characterizes stages of development consistent with Piaget’s developmental theory. One of the cognitive principles t…

6 months, 1 week ago

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Fluoxetine Adverse Effects

Season 1 Episode 93

A 12-year-old patient is being seen today in follow-up after being started on fluoxetine 1 month ago for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder.…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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PTSD Clinical Evaluation

Season 1 Episode 92

The PMHNP is evaluating a patient who presents complaining of panic attacks that occur for no identifiable reason. The patients has been treated for …

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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