Topic outline
Topic 2
Assessing a Person with Mental Illness
How common are mental health problems?
Assessing the general risks from mental illness
Assessing the risk of suicide and self-harm
Questions to ask someone who has self-harmed
Topic 3
General Management Principles in Mental Health Care
Acceptance people’s beliefs
Management of people with mental illness
Identification of people with mental illness in the community
Topic 4
When Somebody has Low Mood or Depression
What depression is and why it is important
How to assess a person with depression
Mood disorders in the postnatal period
What happens after you refer the person
Topic 5
Psychoses
Signs and symptoms of acute psychoses
Signs and symptoms of chronic psychoses
Early recognition and identification of psychoses
Referral
Management algorithm
Topic 6
Substance Use Problems
How substances affect the brain
Alcohol use
Management of people with alcohol-related problems
Topic 7
Epilepsy and Dementia
Features of seizures
Attitudes towards epilepsy
The causes of epilepsy
Emergency treatment for epilepsy
Topic 8
Mental Health Problems in Daily Life
Physical complaints without an identifiable medical cause
Anxiety disorders: worries that seem too much
Intimate partner (‘domestic’) violence
Topic 9
When Children Have Problems
When children develop normally
What can you do when you suspect ID?
Educating parents
Topic 10
Prevention and Promotion Activities for Mental Health
Promoting a happy, healthy childhood
Reducing exposure to violence
Reducing alcohol and khat use
Coping with life's problems
Helping people who are restrained
Who needs to know?
How do I raise awareness within the community?
Topic 11
Disability and Community Rehabilitation
Models of disability
The charity model
Disability-specific programmes and services
Community-based rehabilitation (CBR)