Antisocial Personality Disorder
CPDTime.
47m
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Provider Number PO342.
Details
CPD47m of CPD
First Published
Updated15 April 2021
Expires
Recorded InBrisbane, Australia
Course Overview
Antisocial personality disorder is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed with guidelines indicating those living with ASPD receive suboptimal care and have significant morbidity and mortality rates.
Topics
- What is antisocial personality disorder?
- What is the difference between antisocial personality disorder, psychopaths and sociopaths?
- Practical strategies to provide care to a person with an antisocial personality disorder.
Need
It is hypothesised that healthcare workers may lack the confidence to care for people with antisocial personality disorder by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines (2015). Antisocial personality disorders are often misunderstood and misdiagnosed in healthcare.
Purpose
The purpose of this Ausmed Course is to increase the level of knowledge of healthcare workers when caring for a person diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
Learning Outcomes
- Enhance your knowledge of the provision of care for persons diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.
- Be able to describe best-practice approaches to caring for a person with an antisocial personality disorder.
Target Audience
This Ausmed Course is relevant to all healthcare workers working in a range of healthcare settings, but especially those working in mental health or who care for people with a mental health condition.
Disclosure
No conflict of interest exists for anyone in the position to control content for this activity. Wherever possible, generic or non-proprietary names of medications or products have been used.
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