A journey into the human mind.

Managing Mental Health in Adults

Study mental health management - Understand more about common mental health conditions and how to manage these conditions. This course is studied by distance learning. You can start now or at any time to suit you.

This course is studied by distance learning.
 You can start now or at any time to suit you.

Mental health care and management is a billion-dollar industry funded by both government, non-profit and private sectors. Statistics tell us that a higher number of people seek mental services and are willing to spend money on their mental health, just as they would on their physical health. Once someone has studied psychology, behaviour and mental processes. The next natural step in learning is to understand the approaches to managing mental conditions. This course helps you to understand the signs, symptoms and possible treatments of adult mental health problems. For the sufferer, managing mental health is far easier if they can accept their health status and have constructive views about addressing their problems. In other words, they are willing and open to helping themselves. This is often where there are challenges for the professionals who work in mental health.  Mental health professionals should attempt to help a sufferer to help themselves. This may mean finding ways to alleviate severe symptoms which the individual has little or no control over, then educating the sufferer to employ practical techniques and strategies to help control symptoms.

Lesson Structure

There are 9 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction To Mental Health Issues
    • Introduction.
    • Definition Of Abnormality - Social Constructs.
    • Definition Of Abnormality - Statistical Infrequency.
    • Definition Of Abnormality - Failing To Function Adequately.
    • Labelling And Mental Health.
    • So How Does This Relate To Mental Illness?
    • Case Study – African Caribbean People And Schizophrenia.
    • More On Stigmatisation And Labelling.
    • Causes Of Mental Illness.
    • Social And Environmental Factors.
    • Physical Factors.
    • Psychological Factors.
    • Diathesis-Stress Model.
    • Treatments For Mental Health Problems.
  2. Depression In Men And Women
    • Introduction.
    • Forms Of Depression.
    • Determining Which Type Of Depression.
    • Triggers To Depression.
    • Causes Of Depression.
    • Risk Factors For Depression.
    • Gender And Depression.
    • Older People And Depression.
    • Psychological Aspects Of Long Term Grief.
    • Other Types Of Depression.
    • Treatment For Depression.
  3. Anxiety, Phobias and OCD
    • Introduction.
    • PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
    • Treatments.
  4. Schizophrenia
    • Introduction.
    • Causes Of Schizophrenia.
    • Symptoms Of Schizophrenia.
    • Diagnosing Schizophrenia.
    • Subtypes Of Schizophrenia.
    • Treatment Of Schizophrenia.
    • Management Of The Acute Syndrome.
  5. Antisocial Personality Disorders
    • Personality Disorders.
    • Antisocial Personality Disorder (Psychopathy).
    • Causes Of Psychopathy.
    • Treatment Of Psychopathy.
  6. Eating Disorders
    • Introduction.
    • Causes Of Eating Disorders.
    • Anorexia Nervosa.
    • Body Image And Self Esteem.
    • Physical Symptoms Of Anorexia Nervosa.
    • Treatment For Anorexia.
    • Bulimia Nervosa.
    • Associated Behaviours.
    • Physical Symptoms Of Bulimia Nervosa.
    • Treatment For Bulimia.
    • Obesity.
    • Psychological Complications.
    • Treatment For Obesity.
  7. Dementias
    • Introduction.
    • Definition.
    • Types Of Dementia.
    • Causes Of Dementia.
    • Dementia And Old Age.
    • Alzheimer's Disease.
    • Vascular Dementia.
    • Care And Management Of Dementia.
  8. Helping Yourself In Mental Health Issues
    • Introduction.
    • A Holistic Approach To Mental Health.
    • Diet And Exercise.
    • Imbalances In The Body.
    • Psychological And Psychosocial Factors.
    • The Role Of Friends And Family - Social Support Networks.
    • Self-Help Groups.
    • Self-Control Techniques.
  9. Services For Mental Health Issues
    • Introduction.
    • Counselling Approaches.
    • Counsellor.
    • Psychotherapist.
    • Clinical Psychologist.
    • Psychiatrist.
    • Nurses And Professional Carers.
    • Crisis Centres.
    • Telephone And Online Counselling.
    • Group Therapy.
    • Complimentary Therapies.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.


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