The Assessment of Common Mental Health Problems
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | The Assessment of Common Mental Health Problems |
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| Details | This session 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.
Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
• List the places where young people are most likely to present with different types of mental health problems and explain possible reasons for the apparent under-recognition of such problems
• Describe factors that may help distinguish minor transient, emotional, psychological and behavioural problems from more severe mental health disorders
• List ten key questions that can be useful in the assessment of a young person presenting with a mental health problem and begin to apply these in the evaluation of clinical scenarios |
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| Competence | General Medicine |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 11:15 AM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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