Continuing Education for Psychologists

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392 pages
13 CE credits

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$260.00
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Neuroscience for Psychologists and Other Mental Health Professionals
Promoting Well-Being and Treating Mental Illness

Jill Littrell, Ph.D., LCSW
Springer Publishing Company, 2015

DESCRIPTION

An overwhelming amount of information has appeared in recent decades about neurotransmitters, receptors, and different parts of the brain that are more or less active associated with different types of thoughts. Additionally, a broad literature now exists on the relation of the immune system to mood and behavior. The integration of neuroscience and immunology has illuminated how pharmaceuticals, food, and lifestyle changes affect function, giving us new ways to improve well-being.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The reader will be able to:
• Compare approaches to diagnostic categories
• Assess the function of physiology in behaviors
• Assess the use and effects of psychotropic drugs and drugs of abuse in patients
• Compare the likely relative efficacy of specific drugs in treatment of depression, anxiety, psychosis, bipolar disorders, addictions, and children
• Compare behavioral health interventions in different situations

AUTHOR

Jill Littrell is an Associate Professor at Georgia State University. After 8 years as a social worker, Jill Littrell earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Following a VA internship in alcohol and drug abuse, she worked as a psychologist in the Alcohol and Drug Dependency Department at Cigna. She published a two-volume work on alcoholism. In addition to serving as faculty at Georgia State, she has pursued a masters degree in molecular genetics and biochemistry.