Welcome to the PCP learning portal for MHIP.
This resource for PCPs is intended to serve as a handy resource for clinicians and is a constantly evolving site. We will add or new or improved material as it becomes available. To access materials, simply click on the gray bar highlighting the topic area of interest and a drop down menu will appear with multiple resources that can be printed out or viewed online.
Working Through a Differential Diagnosis: Approach to common psychiatric disorders
Medical Assessment of Psychiatric Patient: Common medical conditions, Unexplained physical symptoms, Somatic presentations
Medical Comorbidity: Approaches to treatment
Health Behavior Change
Brief Medication Prescribing Directions
Psychotropic Medications
Opiate Prescribing
Benzodiazepine Prescribing
Disorder-Focused
ADHD: Assessment and treatment
Anxiety Disorders: Generalized anxiety disorder, Panic disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Social phobia, Anxiety NOS
Insomnia and Other Sleep Problems
Mood Disorders I: Depression
Mood Disorders II: Bipolar disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychosis: Assessment and treatment
Substance Abuse: Approaches to assessment, engagement and treatment
Special Populations
Older Adults / Dementia / Cognitive Disorders: Assessment of cognitive function and treatment considerations
The Difficult Patient: Personality disorders and Maladaptive coping styles
The Patient in Crisis: Acute crisis, Psychiatric emergencies, The suicidal patient
The Patient with Chronic Pain: Assessment and treatment approaches
The Pregnant and Post-Partum Patient: Psychotropic medications and other treatments