This course incorporates the concept of nursing process in explaining mental health issues, mental disorders, major theories in mental health, Psychopathology of mental health disorders, impact of various psychiatric and personality disorders and how can students utilize different steps in nursing process to help individuals with psychiatric-and mental health disorders and their families to retain and maintain the optimal level of mental health. This course also explains different theories and modalities which can help individuals to deal with various types of life stressors in a healthy and constructive ways. This course gives great emphasis on communication skills and how they affect the interaction with clients and other health professionals in the psychiatric settings. In this course, students learn different treatment modalities which are used to treat individuals with emotional and mental disorders and the role the health team.
