Recorded CourseMajor Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
Schizophrenia · Depression · Anxiety · Epilepsy
A recorded course by consultant psychiatrists and a consultant neurologist covering the neurobiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and evidence-based management of schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders and epilepsy, with a strong focus on pharmacotherapy and current guidelines.
Format
Recorded / On-Demand Course
Certificate
Attendance Certificate by TebZone
What you will learn
Describe the epidemiology and the dopamine, serotonin and glutamate hypotheses of schizophrenia.
Recognize positive and negative symptoms and apply DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria to diagnose schizophrenia.
Compare first- and second-generation antipsychotics and their side effects across the APA treatment phases.
Screen, diagnose and manage major depressive disorder using stepped care, including inadequate response, augmentation and antidepressant safety.
Differentiate the DSM-5 anxiety disorders and select pharmacological and psychological treatment lines.
Classify seizures with the ILAE 2017 framework and identify the main causes of epilepsy.
Choose antiseizure medications by seizure type, mechanism and safety, following NICE 2025, including pregnancy and follow-up.
Course content
Lecture 1SchizophreniaDr. Abdelwahed Abougazia, Consultant Psychiatrist · 61 minutes
Lecture 2Major Depressive Disorder and AnxietyDr. Atia Attaky, Consultant Psychiatrist · 74 minutes
Lecture 3Epilepsy: From Diagnosis to ManagementDr. Hani Alabdaly, Consultant Neurologist · 59 minutes · 2 parts ▾
- Part 130 minutes
- Part 229 minutes
Your speakers
Dr. Abdelwahed Abougazia
Consultant Psychiatrist. Master of Science in Neurology and Psychiatry (Alexandria University); Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Atia Attaky
Consultant Psychiatrist. Master's degree in Neuropsychiatry (Al-Azhar University); PhD (Maastricht University); Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine.
Dr. Hani Alabdaly
Consultant Neurologist and Assistant Professor of Neurology (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University); Chairman of Neurology, King Saud Medical City; German Board of Neurology.
Who should attend
General practitionersFamily medicine physiciansInternal medicine physiciansPsychiatry and neurology residentsPharmacists
What's included
On-demand video lectures
Watch at your own pace, anytime.
Guideline-based content
APA, DSM-5-TR, ICD-11, ILAE 2017, NICE and Saudi Ministry of Health 2021.
Drug profiles
Antipsychotics, antidepressants, anxiolytics and antiseizure medications.
Clinical case
Video case on recognizing schizophrenia in practice.
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