Understanding Mental Health and Mental Distress
Module Aims: At the conclusion of this module students should have an understanding of the major models of mental health and their impact and presentation on specific groups of individuals, the major models of intervention and the evidence of their effectiveness for service users and their families and carers. They should also have an awareness of the formal and informal resources potentially available to provide acceptable alternatives to admission to hospital, and an inclusive perspective on mental health and meeting mental health needs. Finally, they should have an awareness of the implications of mental distress for services users, their families, children and carers.
