330.639.01 THE INTERSECTION OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH
Department:
Mental Health
Term: 4th term
Credits: (3 credits)
Contact: Joseph Gallo
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructors:
Description:
Addresses the epidemiology, consequences, measurement, and implications for health service delivery of co-morbidity of mental and physical disorders. Employs a conceptual framework that emphasizes the potential psychological, behavioral, social, and biological mechanisms through which mental and medical illness interact to cause disability and death. This model has implications for development of new service delivery models that integrate the care of mental health disorders into the care of medical conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Students interact with investigators and clinicians in lecture format, examine case studies, and generate a paper related to a medical-psychiatric co-morbidity of their choosing.
Student Evaluation: class participation, discussion of 2 case studies, review of a publication, and a short paper on a topic related to mental and physical comorbidity of interest to the study
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
- Mon 03/25/2013 - Wed 05/15/2013
- Monday 1:30 - 2:50
- Wednesday 1:30 - 2:50
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Maximum: 20
Enrollment Restriction: None
Instructor Consent:
For consent, contact: jgallo@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail