303279 (v.3) CAS - Common Mental Disorders 215

Area:	Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	30.0
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Seminar:	1 x 30 Hours Quarterly
Prerequisite(s):	303268 (v.3) CAS - Mental Health of Indigenous People 212 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Health-illness continuum: cultural differences in relation to how mental health is understood, Indigenous perception and explanation of mental disorder. Mental disorders of Indigenous people: current prevalence of mental illness through psychiatric surveys, reports and health service records. Common mental disorders: schizophrenia; affective, anxiety and personality disorders; organic brain syndromes; and sexual disorders. The causes, clinical picture of their disorders, treatment and care of people intheir home. State Mental Health Act: analysis and relationship to care and protection of mentally ill clients of all age groups.
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Field of Education:	090300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Pass/Fail

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