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NMHS20720

Academic Year 2024/2025

MH Across the Lifespan (NMHS20720)

Subject:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Nursing,Midwifery & Health Sys
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr SHOBHA RANI SHETTY
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 explores mental health and care of children, adolescents, adults and older people and the unique health challenges, vulnerabilities and circumstances they may encounter.
This module will encourage the student to think about children, adolescents and older people in the context of the systems in which they function and the challenges their respective ages pose in terms of their vulnerabilities. Specific nursing interventions and contexts will be presented in terms of national programmes, evidence-based best practice, legislation and policies.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion you should be able to:
- Explain the concepts of child development, developmental problems, adult development, ageing and mental illness as it affects the young, adults and the older adult.
- Critically appraise concepts of dependency in the contexts of the young and the aged
- Discuss/argue the specific interventions/therapies/approaches to building therapeutic relationships with young persons, adults and older persons who have experience of mental illness to collaboratively enable them in their mental health recovery journey

In order to undertake this module - students must first have completed stage 1 mental health modules Foundations in Mental Health Nursing A and B.

Indicative Module Content:


The lifespan approach
Attachment
Child and adolescent mental health
Mental Health- Older People
Services, policies, legislation and mental health nursing care of children, adolescents and older people.
Perinatal mental health
Menopause and Mental Health


Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Specified Learning Activities

48

Autonomous Student Learning

58

Total

130


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is delivered by a combination of synchronous and asynchronous lectures via the Brightspace Virtual Classroom and self-directed learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Concept mapping weighting 40% of overall module grade Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
No
Assignment(Including Essay): A 2,000-word written assignment that constitutes 60% of the module grade. Week 14 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
60
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

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

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback post exam by appointment with the module coordinator

Reading List

BeyondBlue (2008) ‘National action plan for perinatal mental health 2008-2010: full report. BeyondBlue: The National Depression Initiative & Perinatal Mental Health Consortium, Australia’. Available at https:// www.beyondblue.org.au/docs/default-source/8.-perinatal-documents/bw0125-report-beyondblues-perinatal-mentalhealth-(nap)-full-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2.
Cleary, M., Sayers, J., Bramble, M. & Raeburn, T. (2017) ‘Slipping through the Cracks’: Mental Health and Recovery in Older Person Care. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(7), 603-605.

Coyne, I. McNamara, N. Healy, M. Gower, C. Sarkar, M. & McNicholas, F. (2015) ‘Adolescents' and parents' views of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services ( CAMHS) in Ireland’. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 22(8), pp 561-569.

Doyle, N. & Tierney, M. (2018) ‘Referral patterns of perinatal women in adult mental health psychology services’. Clinical Psychology Today https://clinicalpsychologytoday.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/referral-patterns-of-perinatal-women-in-adult-mental-health-psychology-services/

Furlong, M. et al. (2021) ’Covid-19 and Families With Parental Mental Illness: Crisis and Opportunity’. Front Psychiatry. 12:567447. 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.567447

Furlong, M. (2021) ‘Family talk versus usual services in improving child and family psychosocial functioning in families with parental mental illness (PRIMERA—Promoting Research and Innovation in Mental hEalth seRvices for fAmilies and children): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial’. Trials. 22: 243. 10.1186/s13063-021-05199-4

Garda National Wellbeing Office (2023) Menopause Guidance. Available at: https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/publications/policy-documents/menopause-guidance-february-2023.pdf

Gebbels, M. (2023) ‘M is for Menopause: how to champion it in the workplace (and remove the stigma)?’ available at https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38607/7/38607_GEBBELS_M_is_for_Menopause_AAM.pdf

Gondek, D., Edbrooke-Childs, J., Velikonja, T., Chapman, L., Saunders, F., Hayes, D. & Wolpert, M. (2017) Facilitators and Barriers to Person-centred Care in Child and Young People Mental Health Services: A Systematic Review. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 24(4), 870-886.

Health Service Executive (2017) Specialist perinatal mental health services - Model of care for Ireland. Dublin, HSE. Available at https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/specialist-perinatal-mental-health/specialist-perinatal-mental-health-services-model-of-care-2017.pdf
Health Service Executive (2023) Model of Care for Dementia in Ireland. HSE, Dublin https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/olderpeople/model-of-care-for-dementia-in-ireland.pdf

Health Service Executive (2020) Family, carer, and supporter guide. Dublin, HSE. Available online at: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/mentalhealthengagement/family-carer-and-supporter-guide/

Health Service Executive (2019) BFT National clinical programme. Dublin, HSE. Available online at: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/ncps/mental-health/psychosis/resources/hse-early-intervention-in-psychosis-model-of-care-executive-summary-june-2019.pdf

HSE CHE, Healthy Ireland Implementation Plan 2018-2022 (2018), Health Service Executive.
Higgins, A. et al (2017) ‘Perinatal mental health: an exploration of practices, policies, processes and education needs of midwives and nurses within maternity and primary care services in Ireland’. Dublin: Health Service Executive. Available at http:// hdl.handle.net/10147/622641

Higgins, A. et al (2016) The LGBT Ireland Report: National study of the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Ireland. Dublin, Ireland: Trinity College Dublin.

Houlihan, D. Sharek, D. & Higgins, A. (2013) ‘Supporting children whose parent has a mental health problem: an assessment of the education, knowledge, confidence and practices of registered psychiatric nurses in Ireland’. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 20(4), pp. 287-295.

Howard, L.M. & Khahlifeh, H. (2020) ‘Perinatal mental health: a review of progress and challenges’. World Psychiatry, 19(3), 313-327.

Huschke, S. Murphy-Tighe, S. & Barry, M. (2020) ‘Perinatal mental health in Ireland: a scoping review’, Midwifery, 89, 102763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102763.

Irish Association for Infant Mental Health (n.d.) List of Infant Mental Health network groups in Ireland. (https://iaimh.ie/resources-and-links/practitioners/infant-mentalhealth-network-groups/ ).
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (2023) ‘No gender equality until we recognise and support Care’, Commission says as Gender Care Campaign is Launched. Available at: https://www.ihrec.ie/no-gender-equality-until-we-recognise-and-support-care-commission-says-asgender-care-campaign-is-launched/

Kelly, B.D. (2020) ’Impact of Covid-19 on mental health in Ireland: evidence to date’. Ir Med J. 113:214. Available online at: http://imj.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Impact-of-Covid-19-on-Mental-Health-in-Ireland-Evidence-to-Date.pdf

King, S.D. & Richardson, V.E. (2017) ‘Mental Health for Older LGBT Adults’. Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 37(1), pp.59-75.

Masaud, T. Dunne, M. & Skokauskas, N. (2015) ‘Mental Health of Children Born to Immigrant Parents in Ireland: A Pilot Study’. Community Mental Health Journal, 51(1), pp 97-102.

McCormack, B. & Skatvedt, A. (2017) Older people and their care partners' experiences of living with mental health needs: a focus on collaboration and cooperation. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(1/2), 103-114.

Minihan, S. et al. (2023) ‘Affect and mental health across the lifespan during a year of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of emotion regulation strategies and mental flexibility’, Emotion [Preprint]. doi:10.1037/emo0001238.supp (Supplemental).

Moran, E. etal. (2023) ‘Women’s experiences of specialist perinatal mental health services: a qualitative evidence synthesis’. Arch Womens Ment Health 26, pp. 453–471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-023-01338-9

Mulligan, C. et al. (2021) ‘The Family Talk Programme in Ireland: A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Families With Parental Mental Illness’. Front Psychiatry. 15;12:783189. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.783189. PMID: 34867563; PMCID: PMC8634387.

Mulligan, C. Furlong, M. & McGilloway, S. (2020) ‘Promoting and implementing family-focused interventions for families with parental mental illness: scoping and installation’. Adv Ment Health. (2020) 18:202–16. 10.1080/18387357.2019.1614466

Nic Rider, G. et al. (2019) ’The gender affirmative lifespan approach (GALA): A framework for competent clinical care with nonbinary clients’, International Journal of Transgenderism, 20:2-3, 275-288, DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2018.1485069

O’Leary, N. Wynne, F. & Moore, P. (2022) 'An exploration of staff experience and participation in a perinatal and infant mental health network group', Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. doi:10.1017/ipm.2022.11
Quittkat, H.L.et al (2020) ‘Perceived impact of Covid-19 across different mental disorders: a study on disorder-specific symptoms, psychosocial stress and behavior’. Front Psychol. 11:586246. 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.586246

Riach, K. & Jack, G. (2021) ‘Women’s health in/and work: menopause as an intersectional experience’. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), pp. 10793.
Royal College of Psychiatrists (2021) ‘CR232 Perinatal Mental Health Services: Recommendations for the provision of services for childbearing women’. https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/improving-care/better-mhpolicy/college-reports/college-report-cr232---perinatal-mental heathservices.pdf?Status=Master&sfvrsn=82b10d7e_4

Santini, Z.I. et al. (2016) ‘Social relationships, loneliness, and mental health among older men and women in Ireland: A prospective community-based study’. Journal of Affective Disorders, 204, pp 59-69.

Strand, J. Boström, P. & Grip, K. (2020) ‘Parents' descriptions of how their psychosis affects parenting’. J Child Fam Stud. 29:620–31. 10.1007/s10826-019-01605-3

Vijayakumar, N. and Whittle, S. (2023) ‘A systematic review into the role of pubertal timing and the social environment in adolescent mental health problems’, Clinical Psychology Review, 102, pp. 1–17. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102282.

Weatherson, D.J. & Browne, J.V. (2016) ‘What is infant mental health and why is it important for high risk children and their families?’, Newborn & Infant Nursing Reviews, 16, pp. 259- 263. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.nainr.2016.09.026

Wenhua, L. (2017) Child and Adolescent Mental Disorders and Health Care Disparities: Results from the National Survey of Children's Health, 2011-2012. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved, 28(3), 988-1011.

Zechner, M.R. Birkmann, J.C. Sperduto, J. and Pratt, C. (2018) ‘Sensitizing Inpatient Mental Health Staff to the Challenges of Aging’. Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, 56(4), pp.12-16.

Zhang, J. et al (2018) Sleep Habits, Sleep Problems, Sleep Hygiene, and Their Associations with Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 24(3), pp.223-234.

E-Books
Bornstein, M. ed., (2018). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Vol. 5. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633
Cattan, M. & Tilford, S. (2006) (edited by) Mental Health Promotion: a lifespan approach, McGraw-Hill Education, Buckingham. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucd/reader.action?docID=316258&ppg=6
Cole, E. & Hollis-Sawyer, L. (edited by) (2021) Older women who work: Resilience, choice, and change. American Psychological Association.
Olshansky, E. (edited by) (2014) Women's Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Wolters Kluwer Health, ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ucd/detail.action?docID=2035711

Library Books
Kendall-Tackett, K.A. and Ruglass, L.M. (edited by) (2017) Women's mental health across the lifespan : challenges, vulnerabilities, and strengths, Routledge, New York. Available at Health Sciences, General (616.890082 KEN)
Romans, S.E. & Seeman M.V.(edited by) (2005) Women's mental health : a life-cycle approach, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Available at Health Sciences, General (616.890082 WOM)

Book
Cannon, M., Coughlan, H., Clarke, M., Harley M. & Kelleher, I. (2013) The mental health of young people in Ireland : a report of the Psychiatric Epidemology Research across the Lifespan (PERL) Group. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Name Role
Mrs Sandra Connell Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Timothy Frawley Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mrs KRUPA ELIZABETH JOY Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Aoife Claire MacCormac Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Corina Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Joanna O'Neill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr SHOBHA RANI SHETTY Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 10 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Laboratory Offering 1 Week(s) - 10 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 2, 7 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 5 Tues 11:00 - 12:50