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330.617.01
The Public Health Approach to Psychopathology

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
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)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Examines the major mental disorders, emphasizing the current thinking regarding their essential features and their assessment in public health research. Class sessions include lectures by the instructor and by experts in particular disorders. Reviews commonly-utilized measures in public health and clinical contexts, including self- and informant-report measures, clinician-administered scales, and structured interviews.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the organizational scheme of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, as well as its limitations, and alternative perspectives
  2. Describe the presentations and key features of major psychiatric syndromes, including anxiety and mood disorders, schizophrenia, substance use disorders and others
  3. Identify the type and degree of disability associated with particular mental disorders
  4. Describe and enumerate the strengths and weaknesses of different methods of assessing and classifying psychiatric syndromes
  5. Identify appropriate measures for the assessment of particular disorders in public mental health research