Title:

AH 10 - Self harm and common mental health problems

Description:

This course is split into 7 sessions:

10_001 Mental health and well-being in adolescence – Adolescence is the stage at which many mental health problems begin to develop. This session describes some of the basic concepts of emotional well-being in young people and the epidemiology of some common mental health problems at this age.

10_002 Introduction to self harm – provides an introduction to self harm. The session starts with a knowledge-check, followed by information used within the health care setting to gain a better understanding of self-harm among young people.

10_003 The assessment and management of self harm – provides an overview of the assessment and management of self-harm in respect of young people who present to services such as primary care, emergency departments and hospital services. It is based on current guidelines(NICE) and best practices.

10_004 The assessment of common mental health problems – describes some of the important stages of assessing a young person presenting with emotional or psychological problems. It also identifies strategies for distinguishing transient minor psychological problems from more serious ones.

10_005 Recognising common mental health problems – describes the features of some of the most common, and some of the most serious of mental health disorders in adolescence and the characteristics that may help distinguish them from each other

10_006 Managing common mental health problems – describes some of the broad issues to consider when managing common or potentially serious mental health problems in young people. It concentrates on generic principles (ethical considerations, the timeliness of intervention and others). In the final section we consider two general problems: school refusal and bullying.

10_007 Self harm and common mental health problems – describes some specific non-pharmacological therapies that can be used for treating mental health problems in young people in a range of settings. It also briefly covers current guidance on the management of specific conditions and makes reference to pharmacological interventions when appropriate.

Hierarchy:

Adolescent Health Programme (AH) > AH 10 - Self harm and common mental health problems

Keywords:

mental health, emotional well-being, health services, psychiatry, epidemiology, resilience, self-harm, self-injury, suicide, self-cutting, self-hitting, drug overdose, self-harm, self-injury, suicide, self-cutting, self-hitting, Triage, mental health, assessment, diagnosis, presentation, prevalence, Depression, Anxiety States, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mental health, mental illness, young people, teenage, teenagers, psychiatry, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, mental health, mental illness, psychiatry, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, adolescent, adolescents, adolescent health, teenager, teenagers

Created:

13 Jun 2010

Updated:

14 Apr 2021