Edmond L. Dubois, MD Memorial Lecture: Psychiatric Comorbidity in Childhood-Onset SLE and Insights for Advancing Care

Moderator(s)

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  Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP

  The George Washington University

Speaker(s)

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  Andrea Knight, MD

  Hospital for Sick Children

Psychiatric comorbidity is prevalent in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), with potential for adverse impact on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. Optimal care involves identification of patients at risk for psychiatric disorders and utilizing a standardized approach that may be tailored to the address the needs of individual patients with cSLE. This session will discuss evidence describing the prevalence, risk factors and impact of psychiatric comorbidity for patients with cSLE, as well as strategies for mental health intervention.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the prevalence and risk factors for psychiatric comorbidity in patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE)
• Identify the impact of psychiatric comorbidity on clinical and psychosocial outcomes for patients with cSLE
• Discuss strategies for mental health intervention for patients with cSLE

Presentations:

• 5:00 PM – 5:25 PM ET

  Edmond L. Dubois, MD Memorial Lecture: Psychiatric Comorbidity in Childhood-Onset SLE and Insights for Advancing Care
  Andrea M. Knight, MD – Hospital for Sick Children
• 5:25 PM – 5:30 PM ET

  Q&A