Module

Module 10

10.0 Aims

10.0A Take 
         the PRE-Test


10.1 Mental health &
 mental illness

10.2 Why identify mental health problems after TBI

10.3 Why a person might get a mental health problem

10.4 The brain and mental health problems

 10.5 Types of mental health problems after a TBI
   a) Depression
   b) Psychosis
   c) Anxiety
   d) Personality
        change

10.6 Fatigue and problems initiating activities

10.7 Issues in using:
   a) Drugs & alcohol
   b) Pain killers
   c) Natural
        therapies

10.8 Treatment challenges

10.9 Who to see - services available

10.10 Take home messages

10.11 Resources

10.12 Take the test

7.Case management    
8.Supervising staff
10. Mental health problems & TBI : an introduction
12. Working with Families after Traumatic Injury:
An Introduction


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Acknowledgements
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Self Study

10.11 Resources

The resources here are primarily resources about Mental Health problems.

Fact sheets, podcasts, references

Synapse Fact sheets

Mental Illness Fellowship Fact sheets

Mental Health Association of NSW Fact sheets

Sane Australia Fact sheets podcasts

Black Dog Institute Fact sheets

Introduction to the DSM IV

DSM IV Codes

Podcasts and videos

Podcasts: Dr Jungfer 2004

The following podcasts are the sound tracks from video lectures.

Module 10 Mental Health problems and TBI : An Introduction
Module 11 Mental health problems and TBI : Diagnosis and Treatment
Mood Disorders and TBI
Psychotic disorders and TBI
Anxiety disorders and TBI
Personality disorders and TBI

Organisations & website

Beyond Blue

Black dog institute

Mental Health Coordinating Council

Health Insite

Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists

Feedback on this module

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We especially want to hear from people who have used all or part of the module.

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Take the TEST

Taking the TEST is a way of checking you have learnt the key concepts.
It can also be a way of showing your organisation evidence that you have worked on the module.

The TEST includes 7 questions on the module content.
You will also be able to access sample answers once you have completed the test.

Recommended reading and references

Mood disorders

Mood disorders following traumatic brain injury: chapter 4 : in The behavioural and emotional complications of traumatic brain injury. SF Crowe. Taylor and Francis. New York 2007.

Mood disorders RE Jorge, RG Robinson. Chapter 10 In; Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. Ed. JM Silver, TW McAllister, SC Yudofsky. American Psychiatri Press. Washington DC, 2011.

Clinical considerations for the diagnosis of major depression after moderate to severe TBI. RT Steel, S Macciocchi, JS Kreuter. J. Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Vol 25 (2), 99 – 112. 2010

Psychotic disorders

Psychotic disorder due to traumatic brain injury:  DE Fujii, NP Armstrong and I Ahmed.  Chapter 13, in The Sectrum of Psychotic Disorder; Neurobiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis.  Ed D Fujii, I Ahmed.  Cambridge Press, United Kingdom.  2007.

Schizophrenia-like psychosis and traumatic brain injury.  PS Sachdev.  Chapter 13 in Secondary Schizophrenia.  Cambridge Press.  New York 2010.

Psychotic Disorder:  A Wakin, D Malaspina, M Perrin, TW McCallister, C Corcoran.  Chapter 11 : in Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury.  Ed. JM Silver, TW McCallister, SC Yudofsky.  American Psychiatric Publishing.  Washington 2011.

Anxiety disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Chapter 4 in :  The behavioural and emotional complications of traumatic brain injury.  SF Crowe.  Taylor & Francis.  New York, 2007.

Post traumatic stress disorder.  MS Jaffee, JE Kennedy, FO Leal, KS Meyer.  Chapter 12:  In Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury.  Ed. J Silver, TW McCallister, SC Yudofsky.  American Psychiatric Press.  Washington 2011.

Personality disorders

Personality change:  GJ O’Shanick, AM O’Shanick, JA Znotens.   Chapter 13, In Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury.  Ed. J Silver, TW McCallister, SC Yudofsky.  American Psychiatric Press.  Washington 2011

Organic Personality Change.  Chapter 3 in:  The behavioural and emotional complications of traumatic brain injury.  SF Crowe.  Taylor & Francis.  New York, 2007.

Reading, books, videos and general resources at www.ABIStaffTraining.info

     The ABI Staff Training site

     The reference materials on the ABI site



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