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MDCS42680

Academic Year 2023/2024

Mental Health: young people (MDCS42680)

Subject:
Medicine Clinical Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Aisling Mulligan
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module delivers teaching on Child and Adolescent Mental Health disorders. Teaching is provided on the
clinical presentation and treatment of disorders in young people including depression, anxiety disorders and eating
disorders in children. There will be some teaching on deliberate self harm in children and personality development.
Developmental disorders including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders and
learning disorders will be covered in the teaching. Behavioural disorders and substance misuse disorders will also
be covered. There will be a focus on initial recognition of the disorders and safe initial management of mental
health disorders in young people.
This module is delivered during the first year of a 4-year programme on Child Art Psychotherapy, and is available
as an elective module to other students every second year - ie in academic year 2021/2022, academic year
2023/2024, academic year 2025/2026.
100% attendance is expected, but 80% attendance is the minimum attendance required to achieve credit for the
module. Absences must be discussed with the module coordinator or course lecturers, who will require supporting
documentation (e.g. medical certificates). Students who miss part of the module may be asked to do a further piece
of work in remediation.

About this Module

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Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

0

Total

0


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures will be provided with case studies/case descriptions.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered

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Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

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