Clinical Assessment of Dysexecutive Syndromes

This activity offers CE credits for: 1. Physicians (CME) 2. Other ACTIVITY GOAL This article provides an overview of executive cognition and a review of the functional neuroanatomy of the frontal-subcortical system as well as approaches for evaluating executive cognition in the office. LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to: 1. Understand the various subcategories of dysexecutive syndrome. 2. Define the role that the frontal-subcortical system plays in dysexecutive syndrome. 3. Assess symptoms and differentiate between the 3 dysexecutive syndromes. TARGET AUDIENCE This continuing medical education activity is intended for psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health care professionals who seek to improve their care for patients with mental health disorders. CREDIT INFORMATION CME Credit (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of CME Outfitters, LLC, and Psychiatric Times. CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Note to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants: AANPCP and AAPA accept certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. DISCLOSURE DECLARATION It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CME/CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CME/CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer-review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations. John J. Campbell III, MD, has no disclosures to report. Annya Tisher, MD, has no disclosures to report. John M. Silver, MD, (peer/content reviewer) has no disclosures to report. Applicable Psychiatric Times staff have no disclosures to report. UNLABELED USE DISCLOSURE Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussion of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. CME Outfitters, LLC, and the faculty do not endorse the use of any