A Refresher on Outpatient Use of Clozapine

Type:
  Training
Duration:
42 minutes
CE credits:
Not currently offered
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Featuring:
Yvonne S. Yang, MD, PhD
Relevant categories:
Community Mental Health Severe Mental Illness
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Overview

Dr. Yang is the director of the psychosis clinic at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA. In this refresher session, she reviews key strategies for the initiation and maintenance of prescription clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic medication, including safety and monitoring laboratory tests, dosing, side effect management, and treatment duration.

  Keywords: medication assisted treatment, mental health, psychiatric disorders and symptoms
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