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Module: Mental Health
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- She's just putting it on
- I just don't know how to help my wife anymore!
- A confused family
- I think I am going to die
- Sonia - an emergency department presentation
- Unusual behaviour in a middle-aged woman
- A new family to town
- Cate and Allen
- But she was good as gold a few days ago!
- But he really is a good man
- A young man and his black dog
- I have very important work to do, please let me do it!
- I wish this would all be over
- A man on a mission
- I am not well
- Was it a serious suicide attempt?
I think I am going to die
Author(s):
Dr Sharmila Lawrence.
Overview:
This case focuses on anxiety disorders and how to differentiate these from physical disorders. This is expected knowledge for the graduating student. The acute and longer term pharmacological and psychological interventions for anxiety disorders are covered. A mental health professional would usually deal with the management of anxiety disorders.
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