The major focus of this subject is on Geriatric Psychiatry and provides a necessary background in the related areas of gerontology, geriatric medicine and neuropsychology. The subject has a clinical orientation.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.
HD/FL
One session
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health
Master of Mental Health students only
The ageing process Models of ageing Cultural aspects of ageing; family systems Bereavement and loss Geriatric medicine - general principles Drug therapy in old age Aged care assessment Assessment process in geriatric pscychiatry Pschychiatric illness- demography and epidomology Neuropschylogy of ageing Classification of systems Dementia, affective disorder, paranoid disorder, neurosis, delerium, self-harm, substance abuse. Mangement skills - using services Residential services Pscychopharmacology Legislation, ethical issues, research and evaluation Agency visits.
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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.