Syllabus

Course Code: MSW(E) - 410    Course Name: Psycho-social Perspectives on Mental Health-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 - Concept of Psychiatry and Psychopathology.
- History of mental health care in India and in western countries.
- The field of Psychiatric social work: basic concept, historical development, value < concepts understanding psychiatric social work practice.
2 - Meaning of Sociology of mental illness
- Socio genesis of mental disorders: coping pattern in different cultures socialization and mental health: Value conflict
- Hospital as a social organization
- Child & Adolescent psychiatric disorders: Autism, ADHD, Temper tantruns Eating disorder, Sleep Disorder.
3 - Rogi Kalyan Samiti and its role.
- Development of mental health profession and man-power, private practice, problems and limitations of treatment.
- Property rights of certified mental patient, insanity as defense.
- Community consciousness of mental health.
4 - Mental Health Act, 1987, Mental Health Care Act, 2017, The National Trust Act,1999
- Recent trends in mental health services: mental hospitals, psychiatric clinics, nursing homes, psychiatric emergency, team approach
- Community Mental Health and units in general hospital.
- Industrial mental health services
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