Medical Terminology: Mental and Behavioral Health

Outline:

Medical Terminology: Mental and Behavioral Health 

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Mental and Behavioral Health Background

Mental and Behavioral Health

Psychologists and Psychiatrists

Suffix, Prefix, and Combining Form Review

Review 

Physical Manifestations of Psychological Disorders

Range of Moods and Emotions

Review

Summary

Section 3: Diagnostic Tools and Procedures

Diagnosing Mental Illness

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5-TR (DSM-5-TR)

Diagnostic Imaging Tools

Psychological Testing

Review

Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining Forms Review

Review

Summary

Section 4: DSM-5-TR Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Characteristics of Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Review 

Dissociative Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Review

Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining Forms Review

Review 

Summary

Section 5: Additional DSM-5-TR Disorders

Suffix, Prefix, and Combining Form Review

Sleep-Wake Disorders

Review

Sexual Dysfunctions

Review

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Review

Personality Disorders

Review 

Summary

Section 6: Therapeutic Interventions

Overview

Forms of Therapy

Types of Analysis

Review

Medication Management

Additional Therapeutic Interventions

Review

Summary

Section 7: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Catrena "Cate" is Curriculum Designer at Relias.  Her primary responsibility lies in the Revenue Cycle and Coding area. She holds a Juris Master with a concentration in Healthcare Regulations from Florida State University’s College of Law. She has over twenty years of revenue cycle and coding experience and is credentialled by both nationally recognized certifying bodies for health information and informatics professionals in the United States, AHIMA and AAPC. 

Disclosure: Catrena Lewis, JM, CPCO, CCS, CCS-P, CHTS-PW, CPC, CIC, CRC, CPC-I has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Amanda Gayle received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Tennessee.  She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of Georgia in the Counseling and Testing Center.  She also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in the Occupational Health Department working in both the internal and external employee assistance programs.  She is licensed in North Carolina where she was in private practice for 15 years serving primarily adults in individual and couples counseling with many presenting issues.  Her focus was on cognitive behavioral therapy to treat anxiety, mood disorders, grief, relationship difficulties, stress management, self-esteem, and parenting.  She joined Relias as a subject matter expert writer for behavioral health in 2021. Disclosure: Amanda Gayle, Ph.D. has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.

Ron Orth obtained a nursing degree from Milwaukee Area Technical College in 1985 and a B. A. in Health Care Administration from Concordia University in 1996. Mr. Orth possesses over 30 years of nursing experience with over 20 of those in the Skilled Nursing industry. Mr. Orth has extensive experience in teaching Medicare regulations to healthcare providers both in the US and internationally. Mr. Orth is currently the Director of Curriculum Design for Post-acute Care at Relias. Ron is certified in Healthcare Compliance through the Compliance Certification Board (CCB). Ron has also successfully completed the Infection Control Officer training through the AHCA.

Disclosure: Ron Orth RN, CHC, CMAC has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.