Lesson 1Medical and medication history: thyroid, anemia, neurologic symptoms, medication/substance interactions, and red-flag conditionsThis part sets up taking medical and medicine history that matters for mind healing. It points out thyroid problems, blood weakness, nerve signs, body attack sicknesses, current medicines, mixes with others, village brews, and danger signs needing quick body doctor check.
Screening for systemic and endocrine illnessNeurologic symptoms and seizure historyMedication list, adherence, and side effectsSubstance, supplement, and interaction reviewRed-flag signs needing urgent evaluationLesson 2Functional assessment: occupational, social, cognitive functioning, ADLs, and workplace performance questioningThis part teaches checking daily work, learning, home, and village life. It covers basic body tasks, harder home jobs, mind work, missing days, half-work days, and role doing, linking weakness to naming sickness and care plans.
Evaluating work and school performanceAssessing social and family role functioningActivities of daily living and self-careInstrumental tasks and independent livingSubjective versus observed impairmentLesson 3Bipolar spectrum screening: past hypomanic/manic symptoms, duration, impact, and screening tools (MDQ)This part trains healers to check for bipolar sickness family. It looks back at high-energy and wild mood signs, how long, effects, mixed parts, and MDQ tool use, warning of common traps and ways to not name wrong.
Eliciting past hypomanic and manic episodesAssessing duration, severity, and impairmentIdentifying mixed and rapid cycling featuresUsing and interpreting the MDQ in practiceDistinguishing bipolar from unipolar depressionLesson 4Sleep, appetite, weight, and energy inquiry with circadian and chronotype probesThis part covers steady asking about sleep, hunger, weight, and strength. It stresses body clock, sleep type, night work, and sleep care, linking ways to mood, worry, and body sickness to guide healing plans.
Sleep onset, maintenance, and early awakeningNightmares, parasomnias, and sleep qualityAppetite, weight change, and eating patternsDaytime fatigue, anergia, and overactivityChronotype, shift work, and social jetlagLesson 5Psychotic symptoms and differential detection: hallucinations, delusions, thought disorder probesThis part builds skills for finding mind-break signs. It covers seeing/hearing false, wrong beliefs, thought mess, low energy signs, and awareness, using soft asks and family info to tell mind-break from mood or village ways.
Probing hallucinations across sensory modalitiesExploring delusional themes and convictionAssessing thought form and disorganizationIdentifying negative and cognitive symptomsDifferentiating psychosis from culture or traumaLesson 6Substance use history: structured questions (CAGE, AUDIT-C), timeline follow-back, patterns and collateral verificationThis part sets up taking brew and drug story, including village drink, hard stuff, and doctor medicines. It teaches CAGE and AUDIT-C, time line back, pattern seeing, pull-away danger, and family check for true facts.
Opening nonjudgmental substance questionsUsing CAGE and AUDIT-C effectivelyTimeline follow-back for quantity and frequencyIdentifying withdrawal and overdose risksCollateral and records for substance historyLesson 7Core mood assessment questions and use of validated scales (PHQ-9, HAM-D) with interpretationThis part centers on main mood ask questions and true measure tools. Learners use PHQ-9 and HAM-D, look into mood, joy loss, shame, body signs, and read scores in life story to guide naming sickness and healing answer.
Open-ended mood and anhedonia questionsExploring guilt, hopelessness, and worthlessnessAdministering and scoring the PHQ-9Using the HAM-D in clinical settingsTracking treatment response over timeLesson 8Assessment of anxiety, panic, and agitation: targeted questions and screening tools (GAD-7, PHQ-A items)This part gives clear asking for worry, sudden fear, and upset. Learners try GAD-7 and PHQ-A parts, tell mind worry from fear burst, check life harm, and mix tool scores into healer choices.
Openers for anxiety and worry narrativesCharacterizing panic attacks and triggersScreening with GAD-7: items and scoringUsing PHQ-A anxiety items in adolescentsAssessing agitation, restlessness, and distressLesson 9Risk assessment: suicidal ideation, intent, plan, means, preparatory behavior, protective factors, and safety planningThis part leads steady check for self-end and fight risk. It covers death thoughts, will, steps, ways, ready acts, past tries, safe parts, sharp life pains, and together safety plans, with note musts.
Eliciting suicidal thoughts and communicationAssessing intent, plan, means, and accessReviewing past attempts and self-harm historyIdentifying risk and protective factorsDeveloping and documenting safety plansLesson 10Collateral information gathering: when to contact family, primary care, employers, and how to request records legally and usefullyThis part shows when and how to get side info from family, body healers, work bosses, others. It stresses okay from patient, secret laws, sharp asks, paper asks, and mixing side facts into healer plan.
Indications for seeking collateral inputObtaining consent and explaining purposeFocused questions for family and caregiversRequesting and reviewing medical recordsReconciling conflicting collateral reports
