330.601.01
Perspectives of Psychiatry: the Public Health Framework
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Paul McHugh
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Describes the basic features of mental disorders using an epistemological framework that facilitates understanding in the context of public health research and practice. Includes discussion of the distinction between neurological activity and mental life, and briefly presents the historical as well as current state of knowledge of the most common psychiatric conditions. Framework includes four fundamental perspectives for understanding mental disturbances: disease, dimension, behavior, and life story, with explanation of the distinct etiopathologic nature each perspective brings to bear on the problem of defining, classifying, and measuring mental disorders.