330.659.11
Current Issues in Military Mental Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, June 1, 2017
End Date
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Thursday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Explores issues in mental health affecting U.S. military personnel and veterans over more than a decade of war. Presents an overview of the epidemiology of mental disorders and suicide within military populations. Critically reviews existing epidemiological studies and the current military psychiatric epidemiology literature. Introduces military mental health data systems used for surveillance and research. Discusses challenges in prevention and service delivery. Explores the significance of traumatic brain injury. Reviews evolving practices in deployment mental health screening. Addresses controversial topics including the practice of polypsychopharmacy, multiple deployments, recruitment, retention, and separation policies, and the role of the all-volunteer force. Examines current issues in the care of military veterans, including homelessness, suicide, and substance abuse.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe major recent trends in the epidemiology of mental disorders and suicide within the U.S. military,
- Evaluate strengths and limitations of military mental health data used for surveillance and research,
- Explain the role of military exposures in the etiology of certain mental disorders,
- Identify current challenges in mental health prevention and service delivery among military personnel and veterans,