| CODE | PHT4012 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Physiotherapy in Mental Health | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiotherapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Content covered: - Introduction to the basic concepts of mental health. - The aetiology of mental illness. - Classification of mental disorders and their aetiology, description and treatment. - The role of the various mental health care professionals. - Medication and other psychiatric treatments used in treating mental disorders. - Basic psychological and behavioral techniques in treating mental illness. - Mental institutional care versus community care. - The role of the physiotherapist in mental health. - Anxiety and its management. - Depression and physical exercise. - Stress and its management. - Relaxation training. Study-unit Aims: - To instill an awareness of how common mental illness and morbidity is. - To attain a basic understanding of the characteristics of mental illness. - To understand the role and importance of other mental health care professionals and the importance of the mental health care team. - To understand the role of the physiotherapist in mental health care. - To understand how stress and disease are interrelated. - To understand how the physiotherapist can help in stress management. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognise the signs and symptoms presented in patients with mental disorders and what various treatment interventions are available in order to treat such signs and symptoms. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Use core physiotherapeutic skills in a more sensitive and understanding way when treating a physical condition in a mentally ill person; apply relaxation techniques in stressful/anxious patients. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) - EVERETT, T., DENNIS, M. & RICKETTS, E. (1995) Physiotherapy in Mental Health - A practical Approach London: Butterworth-Heinemann. (2 copies in library) - FRENCH, S. (1997) Physiotherapy - A Psychosocial Approach London: Butterworth-Heinemann. (3 copies in library) - HARE, M. (1986) Physiotherapy in Psychiatry London: Heinemann. (No copies in library) - KEABLE, D. (1997) The Management of Anxiety. A Guide for Therapists (2nd ed.) UK: Churchill Livingstone. (No copies in library) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Richard Abela |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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