Depression Dilemmas

Saturday 23 October 2021, 9.00am - 5.00pm

Learning Objectives

• Identify the interrelationship between depression and problem alcohol use
• Delineate the use of pharmacological and psychological treatments in the management of co-morbid depression and problem alcohol use
• Recognise common presentations of late life depression
• Undertake screening for depression in the elderly patient
• List the common factors that underpin difficult to treat depression
• Use a systemic based approach to work through treatment options for the patient with difficult to treat depression
• The assessment and management strategies explored in the program are utilised to develop meaningful Mental Health Treatment Plans encompassing the unique context and needs of the individual.