Anxiety: An Integrative Approach (2024-2026)

Friday, March 1, 2024, 12:00 AM - Saturday, February 28, 2026, 11:59 PM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)

Mental health is a key determinant of wellness, and has been shown to be strongly influenced by lifestyle factors such as chronic stress, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, obesity, substance abuse, and social isolation. Use of complementary medicine in mental health conditions has been driven by the high cost of many psychiatric medications, and by the growing list of safety concerns reported by the FDA, but due caution must be used with all therapies, conventional or complementary. The fundamental goal of an integrative approach to mental health is to find the most appropriate treatments (conventional and complementary) that safely and effectively address the symptoms of the individual, while taking into account personal preferences, cultural beliefs and financial constraints, an approach endorsed by the board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association. This course is offered as a resource for clinicians of all specialties who are interested in learning about evidence-based approaches in integrative mental health care for the management of common conditions such as anxiety.

1. Describe the public health impact of anxiety on youth and adult populations.
2. Discuss brain circuitry related to anxiety and fear, as well as the sensitization leading to pathology.
3. Compare the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) to the National Institute of Mental Health's Research Domain Criteria.
4. Identify symptoms and characteristics of anxiety disorders in children and adults.
5. List medical problems and disease states known to cause anxiety or are associated with anxiety.
6. Identify medications and dietary supplements that may contribute to feelings of anxiety or panic.
7. Assess the evidence for the safety and benefit of complementary and integrative approaches/practices in the treatment of anxiety.
8. Assess the evidence for the safety and benefit of supplements in the treatment of anxiety.
9. Assess the evidence for the effects of nutrition and physical activity on anxiety.
10. Apply and review integrative medicine approaches in a variety of patient cases with anxiety.

https://awcim.arizona.edu/online_courses/anxiety_integrative_approach.html

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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