Archived: GOOD PSYCHIATRIC MANAGEMENT (GPM): A GENERALIST’S MODEL FOR TREATING BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Good Psychiatric management is an empirically validated treatment for borderline patients that is practical, eclectic and common-sensical. It is what any patient should expect their responsible clinician to know. Its basic principles will be described with illustrations of how to disclose the diagnosis, initiate treatments, and assess progress.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 2:52 PM - Friday, June 22, 2018, 3:52 PM

1. Most borderline patients require specialty treatments like DBT or MBT
2. Good sense, good humor, and good will are essential aspects of GPM
3. Most borderline patients do not really want to improve

Physicians
McLean Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. McLean Hospital designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists
McLean Hospital is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. McLean Hospital maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Participants meeting requirements will receive 1 CE credit.

National Board for Certified Counselors
McLean Hospital is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. Each session in this series is accredited for 1 clock hour of CE credit or 1 CEU.

Nurses
This program carries 1 contact hour. McLean Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education to nursing by the Rhode Island state nurses association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses’ Credentialing center’s commission on accreditation

Social Workers
This program has been approved for 1 Continuing Education hour for relicensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. Collaborative of NASW and the Boston College and Simmons College School of Social Work Authorization number is D 70142.

John G. Gunderson, MD
Director, Psychosocial and Personality Research, McLean Hospital;
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

DISCLOSURES:
Presenter
Neither John G. Gunderson, MD, nor his spouse/partner has any relevant financial relationship with any commercial interest

Course Directors
Neither Shelly Greenfield, MD, MPH; Christopher Palmer, MD; James Ellison, MD; Sheila Evans, RN, PC; Joseph Gold, MD; Dost Öngür, MD, PhD; Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, PhD; Gail Tsimprea, PhD, nor any of their spouses/partners have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.