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On-Demand Webinar

Mental Health in Adolescents


Education:
All Education
CEC Category:
Clinical Medicine
Duration:
58 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video


Tags: HDIVC23


Description

Presenter: Lisa M. Lowery, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM

Description: 

Adolescence is a challenging time, with myriad physical and psychological developments. Teenagers certainly experience a variety of emotions as they grow up and learn to navigate life, but the rates at which they are experiencing anxiety and depression is increasing. It is crucial that primary care providers are aware and able to identify and treat mental health disorders.  

Attendees will learn about:
•    Mental health issues in adolescents.
•    The increasing impact of mental health in adolescents.
•    Mental health disparities.
•    Ways to identify mental health issues and how to treat adolescents.

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Section Chief – Adolescent Medicine and Assistant Dean for Diversity & Cultural Initiatives at MSU CHM

Corewell Health West


Dr. Lowery is the Section Chief of Adolescent Medicine at Corewell Health West. She has been practicing for 18 years providing both subspecialty and primary care for teens and young adults.  Dr. Lowery received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. She completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency program at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Michigan State University/Grand Rapids. Dr. Lowery completed a subspecialty fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. While at the Johns Hopkins, she obtained a Master of Public Health in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences.