Integrating Care: Depression, Anxiety and Physical Illness Course - King's College London
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Key Information
Campus location
Online United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
Distance learning
Duration
3 weeks
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
USD 89 / per course *
Application deadline
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Introduction
Understand the connection between physical and mental health, and improve your ability to identify symptoms and sources of help.
Explore the connection between depression, anxiety, and physical illness
Around one in three people have a long-term physical illness, and of these people, around one in three also struggle with mental health problems like depression and anxiety.
Symptoms such as pain, fatigue, disability, and uncertainty around treatment, can all contribute to mental health problems, which in turn can worsen physical symptoms.
In this course, you’ll learn how mental and physical health interact. You’ll look in-depth at the relationship between physical and mental illness, and improve your ability to recognise symptoms and find help.
When would you like to start?
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Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone affected by physical and mental illness, their families and carers, and those working in healthcare.
Who will you learn with?
Matthew Hotopf
I am a psychiatrist and Professor of General Hospital Psychiatry at King’s College London. I work at the interface between medical illness and mental health problems.
Who developed the course?
King's College London
King’s College London, established in 1829 and a founding college of the University of London, is one of the world’s leading research and teaching universities, based in the very heart of London.
Program Outcome
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Explain the mind-body link and how mental and physical illness interact.
- Describe the key risk factors, signs and symptoms, and challenges to identifying depression and anxiety in people with a physical illness.
- Initiate conversations about mental health and deal effectively with barriers to discussing depression and anxiety.
- Demonstrate knowledge of practical coping strategies, treatment options and sources of support for people with depression/anxiety and a physical illness.
- Evaluate suicide risk and explain when and how to take action.
- Reflect on how healthcare services can provide better care for people with depression/anxiety and physical illness.