NEFESH: The International Network of Orthodox Mental Health Professionals
< Back to workshops
Share this:
Your Name: Your Email: Recipient's Email:
Add this Workshop to Your Calendar!
Medication Management of Major Depressive Disorder During Pregnancy and Lactation

This lecture will examine the course of major depressive disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period. It will evaluate the risks associated with medication discontinuation and untreated mood episodes, as reflected in the current psychiatric literature. It will evaluate the risks and benefits of commonly used antidepressants during pregnancy and lactation. A case presentations that illustrates these principles will be presented.

 https://nefesh.org/workshops/MedicationManagementofMajorDepressiveDisorderDuringPregnancyandLactation/view

Medication Management of Major Depressive Disorder During Pregnancy and Lactation

Previously Recorded
$29.99 Tal Weinberger MD

This lecture will examine the course of major depressive disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period. It will evaluate the risks associated with medication discontinuation and untreated mood episodes, as reflected in the current psychiatric literature. It will evaluate the risks and benefits of commonly used antidepressants during pregnancy and lactation. A case presentations that illustrates these principles will be presented.

About the Presenter

This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

Learning Objectives:

  1. To study the course of major depressive disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
  2. To examine the impact of medication discontinuation and untreated mental illness on mother and baby
  3. To evaluate the risks and benefits of commonly used antidepressants and mood stabilizers during pregnancy and lactation

Agenda:

This lecture will be a review of the current psychiatric literature on the topic of the treatment of mood disorders during pregnancy and lactation. The objective of the lecture is to enable clinicians to support and educate their clients on these issues, and to help debunk common misconceptions about treatment during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

Disability Access - If you require ADA accommodations, please contact our office 30 days or more before the event. We cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification. Please Note: Licensing Boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about this course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling. The grievance policy for trainings provided by the NEFESH INTERNATIONAL is available here Satisfactory Completion Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in and out each day, attended the entire workshop, and completed an evaluation to receive a certificate (If this is a pre-recorded program, a post-test with a passing grade of 80% to receive a certificate.) Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available after satisfactory course completion by clicking here.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
Refund Policy: Full Refund until 48 hours before scheduled date.
48 hours before: full refund less $5.00 processing fee. After event no refund will be given.
*exclusions apply for reasonable need and cause.