Psychiatric Mental Health and Illness Across the Lifespan

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This course focuses on knowledge and competencies to deliver holistic, evidence-based mental health care across diverse populations and clinical settings. Students will examine the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of mental illness and psychiatric disorders throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on therapeutic communication, psychopharmacology, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and collaborative treatment planning within interprofessional teams. Students will develop assessment skills, clinical reasoning, and self-reflexive competencies essential for providing person-centered psychiatric care that respects human dignity across the mental health-illness continuum.