Community Mental Health

Unit Number - 7 of Mental Health Nursing
learning Objectives - Describe the concept of preventive community mental health services. Enumerate the nurse’s role in National mental health programme
Hours - 5
Teaching and Learning Activities - Lecture cum discussion Role play Videos
Assessment Methods - Short answers Essay type Assignment

Content of the chapter

a) Concept, importance, scope
b) Attitudes , Stigma and discrimination
related to the mentally ill
c) Prevention of mental illness(Preventive
Psychiatry) during childhood, adolescent,
adult hood and old age.
d) Community Mental Health Services.
e) Role of Nurse in national mental health
programme and Psychiatric care in
Community