Integrative Mental Health: An Introduction: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

Integrative Mental Health: An Introduction

Mental health is a vital element of one's overall wellbeing — a critical aspect of what it means to be whole and fully human.

Mental health is a key determinant of wellness, and has been shown to be strongly influenced by lifestyle factors such as chronic stress, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, obesity, substance abuse, and social isolation. Use of complementary medicine in mental health conditions has been driven by the high cost of many psychiatric medications, and by the growing list of safety concerns reported by the FDA, but due caution must be used with all therapies, conventional or complementary.

No continuing education credit is available for this course. Course length approx. 5 hours.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the prevalence and impact of mental illness on individuals and public health.
Compare and contrast mental health and mental illness.
Discuss the role of resilience in overall health and wellness, as well as ways to build resilience.
Describe therapeutic frameworks that focus on mental health promotion rather than treatment of disease.
Define the social determinants of health and potential impact on mental health.
Identify lifestyle factors that can positively affect mental health.
Recognize appropriate referral patterns for at-risk patients to mental health experts.
Evaluate the evidence for integrative approaches to promote mental health.
Apply lifestyle and integrative approaches through patient cases.

Curriculum

What is Mental Health?
Whole Person Mental Health
Sleep and Mental Health
Nutrition and Mental Health
Movement and Mental Health
Environment and Mental Health
Resilience and Mental Health
Relationships and Mental Health
Spirituality and Mental Health
Course Evaluation
Course Exam

More on Mental Health

Interested in a clinical deep dive into integrative treatments? Consider our CME/CNE courses in Anxiety: An Integrative Approach or Coming Soon Depression: An Integrative Approach.

Completion Requirements

Complete all the coursework, course evaluation, and the final test with a score of 70% or better. Upon successful completion, you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists, and behavioral health professionals in any specialty. In addition, all healthcare professionals who have an interest in an integrative approach to healing are targeted.

Certificate

When all of the above requirements are met (during the agreed-upon timeline), a link for the completion certificate is available to download and print anytime from "My Account." If a specific credit type was selected at registration, your certificate will indicate earned credits.

Disclaimer

This course does not constitute medical advice. Healthcare providers should exercise their own independent medical judgment.

More on Mental Health

Interested in a clinical deep dive into integrative treatments? Consider our CME/CNE courses in Anxiety: An Integrative Approach or Coming Soon Depression: An Integrative Approach.

Course Fees

$116.70 Physicians
$116.70 Other Healthcare Providers
$116.70 Public
$99.15 Students

Enrollment

You will have a maximum of 30 days of access to the material from the start date. You can register and start immediately. If you register for the course and pay with a credit card, you will have immediate access to the course.

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Course Extension Information

Each course provides a description of an estimated time to complete. If credit is available, the number of credit hours suggests how long it should take to complete. You have 30 days from date of paid registration to access the course. Course extensions beyond 30 days are not guaranteed and will be unavailable after the continuing education expiration date.