Mental Illness: Signs, Symptoms, and Interventions

 

1.0 MENTAL ILLNESS AND ITS CAUSES

• 1.1 Interference with One's Ability to Function
• 1.2 Myths about mental illness
• 1.3 Causes of mental Illness
• 1.4 Mental Disorders - 4th Edition (DSM-IV)
• 1.5 Summary

2.0 PSYCOTIC DISORDERS: SCHIZOPHRENIA

• 2.1 Schizophrenia: a Definition
• 2.2 Types of Schizophrenia
• 2.3 Delusions
• 2.4 Hallucinations
• 2.5 Disorganized Speech
• 2.6 Negative symptoms of schizophrenia
• 2.7 Interventions for Psychotic Disorders -What NOT to do when dealing with delusional or hallucinating persons: -What to DO when dealing with delusional or hallucinating persons:
• 2.8 The following medications may be prescribed to treat schizophrenia
• 2.9 Summary

3.0 MOOD DISORDERS

• 3.1 Bipolar Disorder
• 3.1.1 Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder
• 3.1.2 Interventions involving Bipolar Disorder
• 3.1.3 Medications prescribed for Bipolar Disorder include the following:
• 3.2 Depression
• 3.2.1 Causes of Depression
• 3.2.2 Types of Depression
• 3.2.3 Symptoms of Depression
• 3.2.4 Interventions for Depression
• 3.2.5 Medications used to treat depression include the following:

4.0 ANXIETY DISORDERS

• 4.1 Panic Attack
• 4.2 Acute Stress Disorder
• 4.3 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• 4.4 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• 4.5 Symptoms of Anxiety - a continuum:
• 4.6 Interventions for Anxiety
• 4.7 Treatment for Anxiety
• 4.8 Summary

5.0 DEMENTIA

• 5.1 Symptoms of Dementia
• 5.2 Interventions with Dementia
• 5.3 Summary

6.0 CHILDHOOD & ADOLECENT DISORDERS

• 6.1 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• 6.2 Conduct Disorders
• 6.3 Interventions with Adolescents
• 6.4 Summary

7.0 PERSONALITY DISORDERS

• 7.1 Antisocial Personality Disorder
• 7.2 Borderline Personality Disorder
• 7.3 Interventions Involving Antisocial or Borderline Personality Disorders
• 7.4 Summary

8.0 Mental Status Terminology

Courses:

Mental Illness: Signs, Symptoms, and Interventions

Victim Crisis Intervention

Pricing

Articles:

Deseret News Editorial: Mental-health Intervention Vital

PoliceOne News: Indiana Officers' Deaths Lead To Calls For Better Mental Health Services

ReintegrationToday: Consumers and the Criminal Justice System

The Three-Segment Course Outline:

First 4-Hour Block

1. Mental Illness and its Causes: Definition of mental illness, Myths about mental Illness, Causes of mental Illness, The DSM-IV/V categorization of mental illness.
2. Schizophrenia: Definition, Types of schizophrenia, Positive symptoms of schizophrenia including delusions, hallucinations and disorganization of thought, Negative signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, Medications for schizophrenia.
3. Interventions with persons suffering Psychotic Disorders: what to DO and what NOT to do. (Includes video clip presentations) 4. Simulation Exercise: Hearing Voices that are Disturbing (authorized presentation).

Second 4-Hour Block

1. Depression and Major Depressive Disorders: Definition, Causes of depression, Types of depression, Signs and symptoms of depression, Medications for depression, Intervention DO's and DON'T's (including video clip demonstrations).
2. Bipolar Disorder: Causes of bipolar disorder, Various patterns and types of bipolar disorder, Signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder, Medications for bipolar disorder, Intervention DO's and DON'T's (including video clip demonstrations).
3. Anxiety Disorders: Acute stress disorder, Post-traumatic disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Panic disorders, Treatment of anxiety, Interventions for anxiety and panic (including small group scenario exercises).
4. Suicide Assessment: Why people commit suicide, Who commits suicide and how, Precipitants of suicide, Times of more likely suicide behavior, Verbal cues of potential suicide, Behavior cues of potential suicide, and an Officer's Suicide Risk Assessment Scale.

Third 4-Hour Block

1. The officer's Intervention in Suicidal Situations: Assessing safety to officers and bystanders, The initial contact with the suicidal subject, Intervention DO's and DON'T's, Use of force, Content themes for suicide, Responding to an uncompleted suicide attempt with immanent danger of death, Responding to a completed suicide, Case studies.
2. Dementia: Causes, Signs and symptoms, Interventions. Childhood and Adolescent Disorders: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Conduct disorders, Interventions with adolescents.
3. Personality Disorders: Antisocial personality disorder, Borderline personality disorder.