Mission Statement

Symptom Media brings behavioral health education into the twenty-first century with an expanding library of clinical training vignettes guided by the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and other real life behavioral health case scenarios.

Symptom Media Training Library

Symptom Media’s library of clinical training vignettes including the newly released military centric series illustrates symptoms unfolding on screen and serves as an integral educational tool for “symptom recognition.” All training titles are produced with an experienced multi-disciplinary behavioral health team working in concert with professional scriptwriters, filmmakers and highly trained actors, facilitating a synergistic realism and clinical accuracy during the entire development process.

Key Benefits

The key benefit of these clinical training vignettes is symptom recognition, providing visual points of reference to better understand what “that particular” diagnosis/psychological concern looks like rather than just hearing or reading about it. In addition to symptom recognition, such training titles decrease the stigma, increase empathy for those facing psychological issues by placing a human face on an otherwise abstract condition, and provide an informative break-down of symptoms that can objectively help students, patients and family members.

How To Use the Symptom Media Training Library

• As a stand-alone activity for professional development or orientation to a specific diagnosis

If you are using these clinical training vignettes in this manner, it may be helpful to start by reading about the specific diagnostic criteria from the DSM. Another suggestion is to view the training title in its entirety, do some reading on this particular diagnosis, and then view the vignette again.

• As a valuable supplement to a class teaching diagnoses or diagnostic criteria

These training series are user-friendly and shows various diagnoses in a clear and concise manner so that all viewers can understand. Instructors can show the clinical training vignette of symptoms unfolding on screen and better utilize class time with thoughtful discussion and analysis as opposed to describing and explaining symptoms. This information provides a window into the mind of the patient, allows viewers to understand the symptoms and empathize with the patient.

• As group training, whether used in clinical agencies or educational settings

A group can view all or a portion of the training title and have a discussion before they resume lectures and explanations.

• As a forum for a series or class sections or a workshop for either professional development or continuing education

You may use all or parts of the clinical training vignette to support specific teaching objectives, although a fee may be assessed for using training titles in some environments.

Client Testimonials

Texas State University

“Symptom Media has been extremely useful in my course. The clips bring life to diagnostic categories which in turn helps students better understand what various symptoms could look like.

Shawn Patrick, Ed.D, NCC, LPC
Associate Professor
Professional Counseling Program

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

“I find Symptom Media to be quite helpful during my orientation to M3 Psychiatry clerkship. Students choose which training title they would like to see, and we use it as the basis for a talk about the mental status exam. I really appreciate having this resource”

Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, MD
Clerkship Director, Psychiatry

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Endorsements

Harvard Medical School

Symptom Media can be used worldwide to improve the understanding of mental health disorders.”

Jonathan F. Borus, M.D.
Stanley Cobb Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry
and Faculty Dean for Education at BWH

Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

“Symptom Media’s training titles can be used to enrich our understanding in all sectors of society including law enforcement, local and state governments, military, court system and the community at large.”

Hamid R. Tavakoli, M.D.
Chief, Consultation-Liason Psychiatry

School of Medicine – University of Colorado Denver

“Such material are necessary both to illustrate the clinical phenomena of various psychiatric conditions and problematic interpersonal interactions, and also to demonstrate the operations and tactics of diverse types of interviewing and assessment procedures, therapies, and counseling techniques for these assorted clinical problems.”

Joel Yager, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry

Pricing

Please contact us for Symptom Media’s pricing options regarding subscribing to Symptom Media’s training library via streaming access. Please refer to our training library filed based on DSM Classification to select which training titles meet your needs.

Symptom Media’s Clients

Symptom Media serves a global base of universities and institutions.