Section: 1.3 - Mental Illness | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
- Define mental illness.
- Describe mental illness disease classification according to the DSM 5 manual.
- Discuss the role of stress as it relates to mental and physical health.
- Identify risk factors for mental illness.
- Define the role of the nurse in the treatment and prevention of mental illness.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (3 minutes)
American Psychiatric Association
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Students mustView
Read the content of section ‘Definitions’. (2 minutes)
National Institute of Mental Health
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (9 minutes)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (7 minutes)
American Psychiatric Association
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Open the document. Read contents of the section ‘Social, environmental and economic determinants’ from page 21 to 23. (6 minutes)
World Health Organization
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Students mustView
Download the document. Read contents of the section ‘Part II: Macro-strategies to reduce risk and improve quality of life’, page 24-36. (43 minutes)
World Health Organization -
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (5 minutes)
National Institute of Mental Health
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Read the content of the section ‘Twelve recommendations’. (19 minutes)
London Journal of Primary Care
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Students mustView
Read the entire article. (4 minutes)
Arkansas State University
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Students mustMark as done
Slide Deck Presentation
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Students mustView
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Quiz
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Quiz: Unit 1.3
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