This introductory session aims to raise awareness of mental health issues with healthcare staff. It is designed to give a broad overview of what encom...
Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have significantly worse health outcomes than in the general population, with life expectancy reduced by up ...
This session aims to explain what medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are and how best to help patients who suffer from them. It describes how to ass...
This session considers some of the psychological therapies that are available for adults and why they should be proposed to patients with common menta...
This session defines self-harm, considers some of the myths surrounding people who self-harm and discusses how to respond when someone presents with s...
This session discusses the concept of personality disorders, and considers some of the commonest presentations in primary care. It explores how the dy...
This session describes and discusses suicide and self-harm. It considers the motives around the behaviours. It identifies the psychological and demogr...
Managing challenging and violent behaviour is an integral part of the workload of an emergency department. It is important to be familiar with the myr...
This session provides worked examples of cases where patients have refused treatment or threatened to leave the hospital. It considers what action can...