Treatment of treatment-resistant schizophrenia with clozapine is highly efficacious for adults. There exists a growing body of evidence that clozapine is also efficacious and well-tolerated in transitional age youth, ages 16 to 25 years old for treating treatment-resistant schizophrenia, as well as mania, psychosis, psychotic aggression, and treatment-refractory suicidality. Since clozapine has not been approved for treatment in youth, it is under-utilized in this population and clinicians do not have clear guidelines for obtaining informed consent, whether from young adults or youths’ caregivers. Predominantly a safe treatment, monitoring for side effects in transitional age youth is similar to monitoring in adults, with some important differences in incidence rates and the use of medications for symptomatic side effect relief.
Format
Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.
This presentation was recorded on May 6, 2022.
Learning Objectives
- Compare treatment with clozapine in transition age youth and adults.
- Justify the use of clozapine off label in treating bipolar, psychosis, psychotic aggression, and suicidality in transition age youth.
- Develop an informed consent process for parents and caregivers of adolescents and young adults.
Target Audience
Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Psychiatrist, Physician (Non-psychiatrist)
Instructional Level
Intermediate, Advanced
Estimate Time to Complete
Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: May 6, 2022
Program End Date: May 6, 2025
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Continuing Education Credit
Physicians
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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Faculty and Planner Disclosures
Instructor
- Kurt Cousins, MD, MBA is a fellowship-trained double board-certified psychiatrist, practicing general psychiatry and specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry in Austin, TX. He maintains a special interest in treating adolescent substance use disorders and is board-eligible for addiction medicine. Kurt maintains adjunct faculty teaching positions at The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Department of Psychiatry as a clinical assistant professor, and in the School of Nursing and in the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology. He is an assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Medicine. Dr. Cousins reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
Planners
- Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- John Torous, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
- Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
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