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This archived, self-directed learning activity is available for personal viewing.  The program involves a multidisciplinary faculty of clinician researchers from various facilities around the world. 

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Rationale: 

Disturbance in cognitive function is commonly observed in individuals with mood and other brain-based disorders. Available scientific literature indicates that cognitive dysfunction across psychiatric disorders is the principle mediator of psychosocial dysfunction and workplace performance. The BCDF course "Thinking about cognition in major depressive disorder and other brain-based illnesses" represents the first of a series of ongoing knowledge exchange opportunities for individuals searching for a more comprehensive and multi-dimensional knowledge of medical disorders. The course herein broadly aims to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the causes, neurobiology, assessment, and treatments of cognitive dysfunction in mood disorders. The intended audience is all mental health care professionals in primary and specialty care who are involved in the management of mood disorders.

 

We are confident that this course will also be of tremendous interest and value to academics, researchers, healthcare providers in training, as well as allied professionals in the public and private sector who work with individuals affected by mood disorders.

 

Roger S. McIntyre, Executive Director, Brain and Cognition Discovery Foundation (BCDF).