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Dental health care providers are likely to encounter patients who suffer from depression, anxiety disorders, alcoholism, drug addition, or eating disorders. This course is designed to provide the practitioner with a basic understanding of the symptoms of these disorders, their causes, and their effects on oral health and oral health care. Effective communications strategies with these patients will be discussed.

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to identify and describe: The major mental disorders and discuss their prevalence in the US population. Describe the DSM-IV classification system of mental disorders, and discuss its benefits and problems. Describe the various mental healthcare providers to whom dental healthcare providers can refer patients, their educational background and approach to the treatment of mental disorders. Identify symptoms of schizophrenia, theories about its causes and treatment approaches. Describe how interactions in a dental office might be affected when a patient has schizophrenia. Identify major subcategories of anxiety disorders, the symptoms and theories about its causes, and treatment approaches to these disorders.