Understanding Mental Health and Psychiatric Disorders
This free online psychology course establishes the importance of mental health and describes a range of psychiatric disorders, their causes and their treatment.
Although mostly neglected and surrounded by various social stigmas, mental or psychological wellbeing is one of the essential criteria for the quality of a person’s life. The lack of professional resources or high-calibre reference material complicates this situation. This course fills that void by providing in-depth knowledge and a solid understanding of mental health and the various psychiatric disorders that can affect it.
Introduction to Mental Health and Disorders
In this module, you will start by learning about mental health, mental illness and mental well being. You will understand how various psychiatric disorders such as stress and anxiety, schizophrenia, personality, mood, eating and sleeping difficulties affect the mind.
Self-harm and Mental health in the Workplace
This module discusses the possible causes and red flags to search for to prevent people from self-harming or trying to commit suicide. You will learn about the various types of medication used to help people with psychiatric conditions and the stigmas associated with mental health. We will also discuss the consequences of workplace changes.
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