10:501:260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Health Administration
• Course: 10:501:260
• Professor: Franzione.

Document Summary

Lecture #12,13: long-term care and health care (*** = important (red)) Gain knowledge about the origins, basic components and organization of the u. s. mental health services industry and its financing. Understand the nature of mental illness, its prevalence and evolution of treatment modalities. Gain appreciation for barriers to mental illness care. Review effects of the aca on mental health services access and reimbursement. Note- lots of history here so hang in there! Mental health terminology use- different from what is used medical health services: Mental health care - often referred as behavioral health care with psychiatric care, a medical subspecialty, as one aspect of integrated services. Patient - called consumer or person/people or even client with a psychiatric or substance abuse disorder or mental health/behavioral health issue. Problem-based - diagnosis-anchored model replaced with strength-based model from. Meaning that the illness/issue is one aspect of a person"s life treat the whole patient, not just the disease.