Making sense of mental health problems

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Making sense of mental health problems provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Over the past century there has been a radical shift in responses to people who experience mental health problems. In this free course, Making sense of mental health problems, you will learn about ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Assessing mental health problems
    • 1 Assessing mental health problems
    • 1.1 An assessment of Mandy’s situation
    • 2 Medical perspectives
    • 2 Medical perspectives
    • 2.1 Diagnostic handbooks
    • 2.2 Scientific advances in understanding mental health problems
    • 2.3 A psychiatrist’s perspective
    • 3 Psychological perspectives
    • 3 Psychological perspectives
    • 3.1 Psychological formulation
    • 3.2 A psychologist’s perspective
    • 4 Social need perspectives
    • 4 Social need perspectives
    • 4.1 A social worker’s perspective
    • 5 Diagnosis and its alternatives
    • 5 Diagnosis and its alternatives
    • 5.1 Alternative approaches
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements