Course: Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Part 2

Topic outline

General
- About/License Page
- Pre-test Quiz
Topic 1
Introduction to Mental Health
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Mental health as a public health priority Page
  Mental health as a public health priority
- Mental illness is common Page
  Mental illness is common
- The burden of mental illness Page
  The burden of mental illness
- No health without mental health Page
  No health without mental health
- Mental health and poverty Page
  Mental health and poverty
- Stigma, discrimination and abuse Page
  Stigma, discrimination and abuse
- The biopsychosocial model Page
  The biopsychosocial model
- Explanatory models and cultural context Page
  Explanatory models and cultural context
- The treatment gap Page
  The treatment gap
- Mental healthcare and the Health Service Page
  Mental healthcare and the Health Service
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 2
Assessing a Person with Mental Illness
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- How common are mental health problems? Page
  How common are mental health problems?
- The severity of mental illnesses Page
  The severity of mental illnesses
- Priority mental health disorders Page
  Priority mental health disorders
- When to suspect a mental health problem Page
  When to suspect a mental health problem
- Common symptoms of severe mental illness Page
  Common symptoms of severe mental illness
- What to look out for in a person with SMI Page
  What to look out for in a person with SMI
- Assessing the general risks from mental illness Page
  Assessing the general risks from mental illness
- The main risks in mental illness Page
  The main risks in mental illness
- Assessing the risk of suicide and self-harm Page
  Assessing the risk of suicide and self-harm
- Questions to ask someone who has self-harmed Page
  Questions to ask someone who has self-harmed
- Asking about possible suicide when someone has a mental illness Page
  Asking about possible suicide when someone has a mental illness
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 3
General Management Principles in Mental Health Care
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- General approaches to people with mental health problems Page
  General approaches to people with mental health problems
- Listening with interest Page
  Listening with interest
- Acceptance people's beliefs Page
  Acceptance people’s beliefs
- Interest in individuals Page
  Interest in individuals
- Encouraging emotional expression Page
  Encouraging emotional expression
- Recognition of the needs of people with mental health problems Page
- Reassurance Page
  Reassurance
- Non-judgemental attitude Page
  Non-judgemental attitude
- Maintain confidentiality Page
  Maintain confidentiality
- Management of people with mental illness Page
  Management of people with mental illness
- Identification of people with mental illness in the community Page
  Identification of people with mental illness in the community
- Care of people with emergency mental health conditions Page
  Care of people with emergency mental health conditions
- Referral Page
  Referral
- Follow-up Page
  Follow-up
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 4
When Somebody has Low Mood or Depression
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- What depression is and why it is important Page
  What depression is and why it is important
- How to assess a person with depression Page
  How to assess a person with depression
- What causes depression? Page
  What causes depression?
- Grief and depression Page
  Grief and depression
- Mood disorders in the postnatal period Page
  Mood disorders in the postnatal period
- What can you do when you suspect someone has depression? Page
  What can you do when you suspect someone has depression?
- Determining how bad the depression is Page
  Determining how bad the depression is
- What you do next Page
  What you do next
- What you should know about medication Page
  What you should know about medication
- What you should know about the course of depression Page
  What you should know about the course of depression
- What you should tell a person with depression Page
  What you should tell a person with depression
- Exploring why the person might have become unwell Page
  Exploring why the person might have become unwell
- What might and might not help with the depression Page
- What happens after you refer the person Page
  What happens after you refer the person
- Be prepared to discuss whatever questions the person may have Page
  Be prepared to discuss whatever questions the person may have
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 5
Psychoses
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- What are psychoses? Page
  What are psychoses?
- The effects of psychosis Page
  The effects of psychosis
- Classification of psychoses Page
  Classification of psychoses
- Acute psychoses Page
  Acute psychoses
- Signs and symptoms of acute psychoses Page
  Signs and symptoms of acute psychoses
- Chronic psychoses Page
  Chronic psychoses
- Signs and symptoms of chronic psychoses Page
  Signs and symptoms of chronic psychoses
- Recurrent psychoses Page
  Recurrent psychoses
- Signs and symptoms of recurrent psychoses Page
  Signs and symptoms of recurrent psychoses
- Organic psychoses Page
  Organic psychoses
- Signs and symptoms of acute organic psychoses Page
  Signs and symptoms of acute organic psychoses
- Signs and symptoms of chronic organic psychoses Page
  Signs and symptoms of chronic organic psychoses
- Early recognition and identification of psychoses Page
  Early recognition and identification of psychoses
- Referral Page
  Referral
- The management of psychoses Page
  The management of psychoses
- Management of acute psychoses Page
  Management of acute psychoses
- Management of chronic psychoses Page
  Management of chronic psychoses
- Management of recurrent psychoses Page
  Management of recurrent psychoses
- Management of organic psychoses Page
  Management of organic psychoses
- Management algorithm Page
  Management algorithm
- Advice and support for patients and their families Page
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 6
Substance Use Problems
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Substance use problems Page
  Substance use problems
- Why do people initiate substance use? Page
  Why do people initiate substance use?
- How substances affect the brain Page
  How substances affect the brain
- Alcohol use Page
  Alcohol use
- Immediate effects of alcohol use Page
  Immediate effects of alcohol use
- Long-term complications of alcohol use Page
  Long-term complications of alcohol use
- Withdrawal effects of alcohol use Page
  Withdrawal effects of alcohol use
- Identification of people with drinking problems Page
  Identification of people with drinking problems
- Management of people with alcohol-related problems Page
  Management of people with alcohol-related problems
- When you should refer a person Page
  When you should refer a person
- Other advice you can give your local community Page
  Other advice you can give your local community
- Tobacco use problems Page
  Tobacco use problems
- Immediate effects of tobacco use Page
  Immediate effects of tobacco use
- Long-term effects of tobacco use Page
  Long-term effects of tobacco use
- Withdrawal effects of tobacco Page
  Withdrawal effects of tobacco
- Khat abuse Page
  Khat abuse
- Immediate effects of khat use Page
  Immediate effects of khat use
- Long-term effects of khat use Page
  Long-term effects of khat use
- Withdrawal effects of khat use Page
  Withdrawal effects of khat use
- Cannabis (hashish or marijuana) Page
  Cannabis (hashish or marijuana)
- Immediate effects of cannabis Page
  Immediate effects of cannabis
- Long-term effects of cannabis Page
  Long-term effects of cannabis
- Withdrawal symptoms of cannabis Page
  Withdrawal symptoms of cannabis
- Identification of people with tobacco, khat or cannabis use problems Page
  Identification of people with tobacco, khat or cannabis use problems
- Management of people with cigarette, khat and cannabis use problems Page
  Management of people with cigarette, khat and cannabis use problems
- When to refer for these substances Page
  When to refer for these substances
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 7
Epilepsy and Dementia
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Epilepsy Page
  Epilepsy
- Types of seizure Page
  Types of seizure
- Features of seizures Page
  Features of seizures
- Attitudes towards epilepsy Page
  Attitudes towards epilepsy
- The causes of epilepsy Page
  The causes of epilepsy
- Emergency treatment for epilepsy Page
  Emergency treatment for epilepsy
- Drug treatment of epilepsy Page
  Drug treatment of epilepsy
- Reasons for referral Page
  Reasons for referral
- Dementia Page
  Dementia
- Treatments for dementia Page
  Treatments for dementia
- Prevention of dementia Page
  Prevention of dementia
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 8
Mental Health Problems in Daily Life
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Physical complaints without an identifiable medical cause Page
  Physical complaints without an identifiable medical cause
- Physical complaints without an identifiable medical cause: what can you do to help? Page
  Physical complaints without an identifiable medical cause: what can you do to help?
- Anxiety disorders: worries that seem too much Page
  Anxiety disorders: worries that seem too much
- Difficulty with sleep Page
  Difficulty with sleep
- Violence, accidents and mental health Page
  Violence, accidents and mental health
- Mental health problems due to life-threatening violence or accidents Page
  Mental health problems due to life-threatening violence or accidents
- Intimate partner ('domestic') violence Page
  Intimate partner (‘domestic’) violence
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 9
When Children Have Problems
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- When children develop normally Page
  When children develop normally
- A child who develops slowly Page
  A child who develops slowly
- What causes intellectual disability? Page
  What causes intellectual disability?
- What can you do when you suspect ID? Page
  What can you do when you suspect ID?
- Educating parents Page
  Educating parents
- Sexual adjustment Page
  Sexual adjustment
- Preventing ID Page
  Preventing ID
- Enuresis Page
  Enuresis
- How common is enuresis and what is its impact? Page
  How common is enuresis and what is its impact?
- What causes enuresis? Page
  What causes enuresis?
- Treatment of enuresis Page
  Treatment of enuresis
- Child abuse Page
  Child abuse
- What do you do if you suspect child abuse? Page
  What do you do if you suspect child abuse?
- Other childhood problems Page
  Other childhood problems
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 10
Prevention and Promotion Activities for Mental Health
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Raising awareness about mental health Page
  Raising awareness about mental health
- What are we trying to achieve? Page
  What are we trying to achieve?
- Mental health promotion and primary prevention Page
  Mental health promotion and primary prevention
- Promoting a happy, healthy childhood Page
  Promoting a happy, healthy childhood
- Reducing exposure to violence Page
  Reducing exposure to violence
- Reducing alcohol and khat use Page
  Reducing alcohol and khat use
- Coping with life's problems Page
  Coping with life's problems
- Secondary prevention: screening and early treatment Page
  Secondary prevention: screening and early treatment
- Screening for specific mental illnesses Page
  Screening for specific mental illnesses
- Getting early treatment for mental illness Page
  Getting early treatment for mental illness
- Suicide prevention Page
  Suicide prevention
- Tertiary prevention: reducing the negative impact of mental illness Page
  Tertiary prevention: reducing the negative impact of mental illness
- Nutrition and physical health Page
  Nutrition and physical health
- Helping people who are restrained Page
  Helping people who are restrained
- Living a normal life Page
  Living a normal life
- An awareness-raising meeting in the community Page
  An awareness-raising meeting in the community
- Who needs to know? Page
  Who needs to know?
- How do I raise awareness within the community? Page
  How do I raise awareness within the community?
- Summary Page
- Quiz
Topic 11
Disability and Community Rehabilitation
- Introduction Page
- Learning Outcomes Page
- Models of disability Page
  Models of disability
- The charity model Page
  The charity model
- The medical model Page
  The medical model
- The social model Page
  The social model
- The human rights model Page
  The human rights model
- Types of impairments Page
  Types of impairments
- Mobility and physical impairments Page
  Mobility and physical impairments
- Sensory impairments Page
  Sensory impairments
- Intellectual impairments Page
  Intellectual impairments
- Multiple impairments Page
  Multiple impairments
- Appropriate and acceptable language Page
  Appropriate and acceptable language
- Appropriate and inappropriate terms Page
  Appropriate and inappropriate terms
- Communication with people who have impairments Page
  Communication with people who have impairments
- Myths and facts about disability Page
  Myths and facts about disability
- Situation of disability in developing countries Page
  Situation of disability in developing countries
- The twin- track approach Page
  The twin- track approach
- Mainstream programmes and services Page
  Mainstream programmes and services
- Disability-specific programmes and services Page
  Disability-specific programmes and services
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Page
  UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Summary Page
- Quiz