311606 (v.2) Neuropsychiatry 242
| 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 |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
Admission into
303542 (v.8)
Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy)
or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Introduction to mental health recovery, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychiatric processes in childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age. Focus is on mood disorders, psychosis, and anxiety disorders. Aetiology, trajectory, clinical features, impact on occupational performance. Multidisciplinary biological and psychosocial interventions. Occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning. Mental status evaluation and application of diagnostic classification systems. Mental health ethical and medico legal issues. Theoretical frameworks in mental health context. |
| 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: | 060199 Medical Studies not elsewhere classified |
| 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
