311606 (v.1) OT242 - Neuropsychiatry I

Area:	Department 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):	303542 (v.6) Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) or any previous version
Syllabus:	Introduction to neuropsychiatry, neuropsychiatric processes in childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age. Focus is on mood disorders, psychosis (including schizophrenia), anxiety disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Aetiology, trajectory, clinical features, impact on function, of psychiatric disorders. Multidisciplinary biological and psychosocial interventions. Occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Evaluation of mental status and application of diagnostic classification systems. Prevalence, burden of care, ethical and medico legal issues related to psychiatric disorders.
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Field of Education:	060199 Medical Studies not elsewhere classified
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
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

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