The Mid-America MHTTC's HealtheKnowledge course, Integrated Pediatric Primary Care: A Primer Series, has two educational modules available. The modules, Adolescent Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, are 1-hour sessions. More information on the courses can be found below. 

Adolescent Depression

This 1 hour course provides an overview of adolescent depression including prevalence, risk factors, and recent trends. It then addresses screening, assessment and treatment of adolescent depression in pediatric integrated primary care.

• Describe key differences for child, adolescent and adult depressive disorders
• Describe prevalence and risk factors for depressive disorders in youth
• Describe DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for major depression disorder
• Identify key screening and assessment strategies for depression and when intervention is warranted
• Describe effective treatment strategies for depression in an IPC setting

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

This 1-hour module provides an overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder among children and adolescents, including diagnostic features, prevalence, and course. It addresses identification of pediatric OCD in primary care, including brief assessment strategies, and evidence-based treatment appropriate for use in integrated primary care.

To learn more about HealtheKnowledge and view our full course roster, visit HealtheKnowledge Courses.