Normalising Emotional Distress

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19m
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Lecture Overview

Emotional distress is often unpleasant to experience, but did you know that it's perfectly normal? In this session, mental health nurse and educator Amanda Smith explains why it's important to help patients build resilience without pathologising normal emotions.

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Amanda Smith View profile
Amanda Smith is a mental health nurse and educator at tertiary institutions. She has worked across a wide swathe of the healthcare industry, including general nursing, aged care, cardiac and emergency departments. Amanda believes that the fundamental issue for all healthcare consumers is the barrier of stigma and discrimination and aims to help all overcome this hurdle.
Details
CPD time19m
First Published10 August 2022
Updated10 August 2022
Expires
10 August 2025
Learning Tools
Topics
Clinical Assessment
Mental Health
Self-care