OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs
Earn your OT CEUs by listening to our episodes for free, then logging into the OT Potential Club to take a short quiz and download your certificate. Each week (with breaks for major holidays), we host a live-recorded conversation exploring cutting-edge trends, timely hot topics, and the most impactful developments shaping occupational therapy today.
Our expert guests help you pull out actionable insights you can apply immediately in practice. Designed for both occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and OT students the OT Potential Podcast is your go-to source for AOTA-approved, evidence-driven occupational therapy continuing education.
OT Potential Podcast | Occupational Therapy CEUs
#56: Depression in Neurodegenerative Diseases with Rachel Wiley
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The research we are discussing on this 1-hour episode really drives home the complex connection between depression and 3 neurodegenerative diseases:
- Alzehimer’s Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Huntington Disease
Even though depression has a high comorbidity with all of these diseases, you’ll learn why it should not be an assumed part of the disease process. Instead, depression should be recognized as distinct and treated.
But, here’ where it gets super complex:
In some cases the medications traditionally used to help treat depression do not work for this population—and can be actively harmful. So, OT approaches like environmental enrichment and physical exercise could actually be the front line defense for helping these patients manage their depression.
To unpack all of this, I am so thankful to be joined on the podcast next week with dementia care expert, Rachel Wiley, MS, OTR/L, CDP.
In order to earn credit for this course, you must take the test within the OT Potential Club.
You can find more details on this course here:
https://otpotential.com/ceu-podcast-courses/depression-dementia-ot
Here's the primary research we are discussing:
Galts, C. P. C., Bettio, L. E. B., Jewett, D. C., Yang, C. C., Brocardo, P. S., Rodrigues, A. L. S., Thacker, J. S., & Gil-Mohapel, J. (2019). Depression in neurodegenerative diseases: Common mechanisms and current treatment options. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 102, 56–84.
