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Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disabilities Essentials
About this course
This course provides a refresher for people who have already done the Care Certificate.
A person with mental health conditions such as psychosis, depression and anxiety may need different levels of care depending on how they are feeling and if they are currently experiencing an episode of psychosis, depression or anxiety.
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Module 02: Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Module 04: Medication and Therapy in the Treatment of Mental Illness
Where possible, medical professionals prefer to treat patients in community settings, where they can be supported by family, friends, peers and mobile support staff such as community psychiatric nurses. However, if someone poses a threat to themselves or others, or cannot function in day-to-day life, it may be necessary to stabilise them in hospital.
Module 05: Self-harm and Suicide
Self-harm and suicidal thoughts are sensitive topics, and many people are unsure how to raise their concerns if someone they know is hurting themselves or appears to be thinking of ending their own life.
