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330.674.01
Suicide As A Public Health Problem

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:20am
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces students to the following content areas with regard to suicide: history and theories; epidemiology; etiological factors and mechanisms; clinical phenomenology and comorbid disorders; assessment of suicidal behaviors; special populations; preventive and treatment interventions; ethical issues on the conduct of research on suicidal populations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Define and discuss suicide and suicidal behaviors from a public health framework
  2. Describe the epidemiology, etiology, mechanisms, and interventions for attempted and completed suicide
  3. Identify the essential clinical, social and ethical issues in the conduct of suicide research