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Discussing Medications in Therapy - Addressing Concerns and Lowering Barriers with Dr. Ferrer

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Course Description

Join Dr. Ferrer in this talk about psychiatric management of OCD. 

In this talk, you’ll learn:

  • Who are the best patients to refer to psychiatry?
  • Answers to common patient questions such as "Will they change my brain chemistry" or "...make me a different person." "Do I have to be on medications the rest of my life?"
  • OCD specialty medication initiation dosing to reduce risks/fears about side effects.
  • Differences between common SSRIs/How we choose.
  • Which side effects are temporary vs longer lasting vs permanent.
  • Dosing limit differences for OCD.

You'll also have the opportunity to hear the Q&A from the live session!

CE Credits

None

Date & duration

60 minutes

Registration date

Recorded on 01/14/2025

Contributor

Weston Ferrer, MD

Dr. Weston Ferrer is a medical doctor who specializes in adult mental health by completing residency training in 2014 at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), a prestigious institution known for its excellence in training expert clinicians and leaders in psychiatry. After training, he was recruited to the faculty and served as a professor for eight years, practicing clinically and training medical students and future psychiatrists. During this time, Dr. Ferrer co-directed the UCSF Anxiety and OCD Clinic, and honed his skills as an expert in these areas. More recently, he transitioned to volunteer faculty and, after a brief stint in the health technology world, he opened the Anxiety Relief Clinic so that he could dedicate himself more fully to working directly with those seeking treatment.

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