If you are looking for a program that allows you to keep abreast of the latest developments in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, this postgraduate diploma is the perfect choice for you" 

Nurses play a fundamental role in the functional and social recovery of patients who have been diagnosed with some type of mental disorder. These professionals provide care and support, helping people to understand their illness and to live with it through effective implementation of a series of habits that allow them, for example, to identify if they are in a dangerous situation, if their behavior inappropriate or if they are harming themselves or others. Thus, they help to significantly improve quality of life by working in coordination with other professionals to try reduce the consequences of mental illness as much as possible.  

However, this is a complex and diverse area in which a specific treatment has been developed for each disorder, based on guidelines tailored to the needs of each one. TECH created this program to enable nursing professionals to keep up to date with the latest developments. This is a 550-hour, multidisciplinary academic experience through which they will be able to explore the different models for clinical psychopathology, as well as new treatments, updating their practice and implementing the best strategies for the management of patients with difficulties such as, impairment to memory, thought or consciousness. Students will also work intensively on the diagnosis and early analysis of the different psychopathologies for both adult and child patients, as well as the most innovative models of care. In this way, they will be able to address issues related to sleep disorders, anxiety, obsession, thinking or memory impairment, among others, through an innovative praxis based on the latest clinical advances.

 In addition to the syllabus, this program includes real case studies and multidisciplinary content presented in different ways: detailed videos, research articles, complementary readings, images, frequently asked questions, news, self-awareness exercises, etc. In addition, everything has been compacted in a convenient and flexible 100% online format, thanks to which students can access the content of the Postgraduate Diploma from wherever and whenever they want, without schedules or face-to-face classes, using any device with an Internet connection. In this way, they will be able to update their practice in a reliable way, contributing to the advancement of science through first-rate clinical practice based on the latest developments in psychopathology. 

You will work intensively to get up to date on the latest models of care for Psychiatric and Mental Health disorders, exploring classificatory systems and the research methods that are currently being used" 

This postgraduate diploma in Psychopathology and Mental Disorders contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Nursing and Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical content with which they are created, provides scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

You will be able to delve into the latest findings on different organic mental disorders and psychotic disorders, so that you can address them with an innovative and cutting-edge praxis" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

You will have the opportunity to gain detailed knowledge of the latest advances in the treatment of childhood dysphasia, examining the best strategies to overcome simple speech and language delays¨

 The best program on the aca arket to update your practice in the management of obsessive-compulsive disorders, 100% online and in only 6 months¨

TECH has developed this postgraduate diploma to facilitate the leading role played by nurses in the care of Psychiatric and Mental Health patients, as well as their work in conjunction with other mental health professionals to support them. The objective is to provide students with the most complete and up-to-date information on clinical care for these types of cases, allowing them to update their praxis with the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that have shown the best results to date.  

If one of your objectives is to get up to date on the latest biological theories of personality, with this program you will not only achieve it, but you will master all its intricacies for first-rate praxis"

General Objectives

• Update the specialist's knowledge on effective and specific management of the most common Psychopathology and Mental Disorders that occur regularly in the mental health area
• Provide students with all the academic resources that will allow them not only to update their practice, but also to carry it out in a comfortable, efficient and, above all, effective way

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Psychopathology

• Explain the different psychopathology models  
• Establish the different psychopathology classification systems  
• Explain psychopathology research methods  
• Master the psychopathology of consciousness, attention and orientation, and sensory perception
• Classify perceptual disorders
• Explain the psychopathology of memory and thought  
• Define formal thought disorders and thought content disorders
• Address childhood Dysphasia and Dyslalia  
• Identify alterations in Affectivity.  
• Detect the different psychomotor disorders

Module 2. Mental Disorders I 

• Explain the different organic mental disorders and psychotic disorders   
• Identify the different mood disorders  
• Detect the different anxiety disorders  
• Describe obsessive-compulsive disorders
• Define stress disorder and its health implications 

Module 3. Mental Disorders II

• Explain the different sleep disorders   
• Define the main characteristic features of impulse control disorders  
• Explain the epidemiology and prevalence of adaptive disorders  
• Establish the characteristics of personality disorders  
• Define the general aspects of treatment for the management of different personality disorders  
• Identify the different somatoform disorders  
• Classify the different psychosomatic disorders  
• Define the explanatory models of eating disorders  
• Detect the different sexual and sexual identity disorders 

TECH is aware of the difficulties that arise from nursing practice. For this reason, it will provide all graduates the most innovative and effective resources to guarantee them a secure update of their practice"