311086 (v.1) OT641 Neuropsychiatry II

Area:	School of Occupational Therapy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	311077 (v.1) OT542 Neuropsychiatry I or any previous version
Syllabus:	Neuropathophysiological and neuropsychiatric processes in childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Addresses personality disorders, somatoform disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related, eating disorders, pervasive and specific developmental disorders and dementias. Incorporates clinical features, aetiologies, trajectories, and multidisciplinary biopsychosocial interventions. Application of diagnostic assessments and classification systems. Analysis of impact on occupational performance of these disorders. Occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning in relation to the treatment of these disorders. Application of occupational therapy theory to inform clinical reasoning. Augmentative psychological theories. Recovery model. Service delivery models. Evidence-based practice. Mental health promotion, early intervention and prevention of mental illness. Prevalence, burden of care, ethical and medicolegal issues in relation to the treatment of these disorders.
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Field of Education:	060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External