311077 (v.2) Neuropsychiatry 542
| Area: | Department of Occupational Therapy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Admission into
311102 (v.2)
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Therapy
or any previous version
OR Admission into 311137 (v.2) Master of Occupational Therapy or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Introduction to neuropsychiatry, neuropsychiatric processes in childhood, adolescence, adulthood & 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 medicolegal issues related to psychiatric disorders. |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 060100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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
