Week 14 lecture and discussion questions
Psychiatric Care and Mental Health in the Community
Read chapter 24 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Once done answer the following questions;
- Explain and give some examples of the concepts of community mental health and discuss the importance of community mental health promotion in special populations.
- Describe the biological, social, and political factors associated with mental illness.
- Describe different types of evidence-based treatment for mental disorders, including the use of psychotropic medication management, community case management, and crisis intervention. Give at least one example.
- Describe the role of mental health nurses in the community.
INSTRUCTIONS:
As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document, APA required font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard titled “Week 14 essay” and the SafeAssign exercise in the assignment tab of the blackboard which is a mandatory requirement. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references (besides the class textbook) no older than five years must be used. You must post two replies on different dates to any of your peers sustained with the proper references no older than five years as well and make sure the references are properly quoted in your assignment. The replies cannot be posted on the same day; I must see different dates in the replies. A minimum of 800 words are required and not exceeding 1,000 words (excluding the first and reference page). Please make sure to follow the instructions as given and use either spell-check or Grammarly before you post your assignment.
