Bipolar disorder presents significant challanges to patients and their mental health and medical treatment team. Accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent making the situation worse. Treatment is complicated with ever changing treatment needs and goals.

By participating in this session, learners will be able to:

1. More accurately diagnose and successfully manage BD;
2. Utilize current advances in the use of combination versus monotherapy to optimize relapse prevention in the acute and long-term management of BD;
3. Identify strategies to optimize individual patient management of BD including related psychiatric and medical comorbidities and improve adherance rates;
4. Understand the role of antidepressants in the treatment of BD.

Treating patients who suffer from Anorexia and/or Bulimia can cause psychiatrists and psychotherapists tremendous frustration or great satisfaction. Successful treatment of Eating Disorders requires a complete understanding of the multiple etiologies involved, the psychotherapies required and the sophisticated use of psychotropic medications. We will focus in this session on the keys optimizing clinical outcomes and achieving remission based upon the biopsychosocial etiology of these disorders. We will identify the factors that result in failure and frustration, as well as the keys to successfully reach appropriate treatment goals.

By participating in this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Understand the multimodal treatment necessary for the successful treatment of these biopsychosocial disorders.
2. Enhance their ability to successfully utilize cognitive/behavioral psychotherapeutic techniques within a dynamic understanding of Anorexia and Bulimia.
3. Update their ability to successfully utilize psychopharmacologic agents to treat Eating Disorders.

While we attempt to make evidence-based decisions, the evidence in Psychiatry is incomplete and contradictory. Psychiatry is usually practiced behind closed doors in 1 to 1 confidential patient interactions. We want to learn how our psychiatric colleagues make difficult psychiatric decisions and treatment recommendations, but we have few opportunities to do so. Do they prescribe antidepressants for bipolar depression? or give benzodiazepines to patients with histories of substance abuse? How do they choose between augmentation options? Etc. When, Why and How do they make these and other complex treatment decisions? Join us in this stimulating interactive session as we utilize computerized response systems to explore these treatment questions and dilemmas. Learn, engage and participate with us. Bring your own cases, questions and treatment dilemmas.

By participating in this session, learners will be able to:

1. Learn how fellow psychiatric colleagues approach challenging treatment decisions in Mood and Anxiety Disorders.
2. Recognize the need for treatment decisions to be based on scientific evidence and clinical experience and acumen.
3. Enhance your ability to successfully treat Mood and Anxiety Disorders.