Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Across Lifespan II

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This course builds on the knowledge base, diagnostic reasoning, and critical thinking competencies developed in Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing Across the Lifespan I. This course continues the neuroscientific understanding of psychiatric mental health disorders and DSM-5 classification - for additional categories of illness, including autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, eating disorders, dementia and delirium, sleep disorders, suicidality, and personality disorders. Evidence-based treatment recommendations for psychiatric disorders will be addressed across the lifespan and expanded within psychopharmacology and psychotherapeutic modalities courses. In addition, emphasis on the bio-social-cultural understanding of mental health and illness will continue to be explored with special consideration to vulnerable groups.