MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS FOR PRISON STAFF

COURSE STRUCTURE

CONTENTS

WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?

3 MAJOR GROUPS OF MENTAL DISORDERS

DEPRESSION

ANXIETY

SCHIZOPHRENIA

BIPOLAR

PERSONALITY DISORDERS

EATING DISORDERS

TREATMENT

REFERRALS

Many theories, many factors, complex reasons

WHAT FACTORS COULDCAUSE MENTAL DISTRESS

HOW DO YOU THINK AN OFFENDER WITH DEPRESSION MIGHT BEHAVE?

BIPOLAR I AND BIPOLAR II

PERSONALITY DISORDERS

can become a way of controlling difficult emotions or coping with painful situations.

CONTROLLING WHAT IS EATEN

BULIMIA