Title: (Optional) Identify common therapeutic interventions related to mental health.
Course: Medical Terminology (18 weeks) (14154-I) > Section: Understanding Mental Health

Identification should include

- listing common psychotherapeutic (i.e., individual, group, and family therapies), pharmacological, and medical interventions
- defining each intervention, using medical terminology.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What important steps are taken before therapeutic interventions related to mental health?
- What important steps are used during therapeutic interventions related to mental health?
- What important steps are taken after therapeutic interventions related to mental health?
- What healthcare professionals may be involved in therapeutic interventions related to mental health?
- If someone is experiencing suicidal or homicidal thoughts, what steps should be taken to protect both the patient and the public?
- How do interventions for mentally ill individuals differ from those with physical illnesses? How are they similar?
- How might the presence of a mental illness complicate treatment for a physical ailment?
- What are the benefits and disadvantages for each type of psychotherapy (i.e., individual, group, and family)?