Serious Mental Illness

Module code: WOFM978

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Natalie Shoham

This module will introduce students to the aetiology, diagnosis and management of conditions typically seen in secondary mental healthcare. We will cover the full lifespan, beginning with a general overview of key issues, controversies and uncertainties. Sessions will include: mental illness in pregnancy and the postpartum period, mental illness in childhood / adolescence, psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, and mental illnesses presenting in older people, including the impacts of delirium and dementia. Teachers will be clinicians and researchers with experience of working with people with serious mental illnesses.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 7