? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : HEA-3-Pol&ManMI

Students will examine the sociological, legal and political issues in psychiatric nursing care. This includes mental health policy, mental illness and the criminal justice system. Concepts such as age, racism, gender and social construction of mental illness will be addressed. This course is suitable for outside students.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Nursing 1, Nursing 2, Health & Society 1A, Health & Society 1B, Health & Society 2A, Health & Society 2B, Research and Inquiry, Nature of Nursing, Pathology and Patient Care, Organisation and Management of Health Care, OR Nature of Mental Health Nursing, Therapeutics and Patient Care, The Politics and Management of Mental Illness

Home subject area

Nursing Studies, (School of Health in Social Science, Schedule D)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 10:00 12:00 Central

To promote deeper understandingof the impact of policy on the organisation and provision of mental health care
To facilitate the student's understandingof the wider social and political context in which health care is provided.

Two course papers of 2,500-3,000 words OR one long course paper of 4000 - 4500 words.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Final prof. exam: Mental Health Branch 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Karen Taylor
Tel : (0131 6)50 3889
Email : karen.taylor@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Anne Robertson
Tel : (0131 6)50 3882
Email : Anne.Robertson@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.health.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/