Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• List the common symptoms that people with one of the main categories of severe mental illness may have.
• Describe the main ways in which the more serious mental illnesses are classified, including the priority mental health disorders.
• Describe the main risks associated with mental disorders, particularly those relating to self-harm and suicide.
• Describe how mental disorders and the risks associated with them can be assessed by careful questioning.