Understanding Mental Illness for All Healthcare Professionals
$23.99
Increase your knowledge of recognizing and responding to signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for other physical health problems. Describe primary mental health disorders and effective strategies for integrative care and responding to patients with psychiatric illness while reducing stigma and myths. CEU course for nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and others.
Course Objectives
- Identify concerns healthcare professionals express about caring for patients with physical health conditions who also exhibit mental disorders.
- Summarize primary mental health disorders, including their signs, symptoms, patient behaviors, and treatment modalities.
- Describe effective strategies for responding to and caring for patients with mental disorders.
Accreditation/Approval Information
Nursing
Understand the signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for physical health conditions, and learn about effective responses. Covers common myths and stigmatization of mental disorders.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
- Nurse practitioners may apply these contact hours to pharmacy continuing education and prescriptive authorization.
Occupational Therapy
Understand the signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for physical health conditions, and learn about effective responses. Covers common myths and stigmatization of mental disorders.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 06485. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 3.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Physical Therapy
Understand the signs, symptoms, and behaviors of mental health disorders in patients being seen for physical health conditions, and learn about effective responses. Covers common myths and stigmatization of mental disorders.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California.
- Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state’s licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information.
Course Information
Contact Hours: 3.00
Course Availability: Expires 2026-03-02
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