• Identify the brain regions and anatomic findings of people with schizophrenia.
• Know the types of hallucinations
• Know and be able to distinguish among:
  • Capgras syndrome
  • de Clerambault syndrome (erotomania)
  • Delusions of grandeur
  • Delusions of reference
• Know and be able to distinguish among different delusional disorders
  • Erotomanic type
  • Grandiose type
  • Persecutory type
  • Somatic type
• Know and be able to distinguish and explain (prevalence, incidence, DSM-5-TR criteria, and impact on patient)
  • Childhood onset schizophrenia
  • Early-onset schizophrenia
  • Schizophrenia
  • Schizoaffective bipolar disorder
  • Schizophreniform disorder
• Know and distinguish between dissociative episode and dissociative amnesia
• Know DSM-5-TR criteria and recognize symptoms of somatic symptoms disorder, illness anxiety disorder, functional neurological symptoms disorder, and factitious disorder
• Know the mechanism of action, necessary lab work associated with, common side effects, adverse effects (across the lifespan), starting doses, and any major drug-drug interactions, inducers versus inhibitors of the following medications, and when to prescribe the following medications:
  • Aripiprazole (Abilify)
  • Clozapine (Clozaril)
  • Lurasidone (Latuda)
  • Mirtazapine (Remeron)
  • Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
  • Risperidone (Risperdal)
  • Thorazine (Chlorpromazine)
• Know black box warnings and when to prescribe long-acting injection prescriptions to patients diagnosed with schizophrenia
• Know the signs, symptoms, and treatment of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and tardive dyskinesia
• Know why antiparkinsonian medications for schizophrenia
• Know commonly used screening tools when prescribing antipsychotics
• Know when to use the following with patients across the schizophrenia spectrum:
  • Personal therapy
  • Social skills training
  • Stimulus control therapy