Biobehavior, Aging and Mental Illness
"Wow, I was missing a lot of what was right in
front of me! At work now I feel like I have a lot more to
say to my team members about the patient's state of mind
and I am more confident speaking up."
"I learned SO MUCH about just what to look for
and how to listen to what older clients are actually saying
to me, and how to write down their comments as a way of
evaluating their mental status."
"I liked learning how to be more organized in
the way I think about the client's functioning. I learned
that function and cognitive ability might be really different
and not to judge based on just one or the other."
"Working with my client was very scary at first.
I was worried I wouldn't be able to get him to talk to me
because he was very depressed. I know a lot more now about
empathy and am much more patient. I really like the older
patients now."
"The case studies really helped me understand how
older adults present. I really didn't know too much about
physical problems related to sleep and eating for example,
and how they can affect mental status."
"The assessment of cognition was very new to me
and a lot harder than I thought it would be. Before this
course I really didn't know very much about memory loss
and psychosis. I know I still have a lot more to learn."
Issues in Aging and Mental Illness
"I had no idea what unbelievable barriers exist
out there blocking older people from getting the right psychiatric
care!"
"Thinking about poverty, gender, race and class
in this course has been great - I plan to always remember
these factors every time I evaluate a new client."
"I didn't realize the impact that lifelong severe
mental illness can have on a person."
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