New Directions 204: SBM/Psychiatry
Course Chair: Donald A. West, MD
DHMC
650-5805

SBM/Psychiatry begins with an overview of data acquisition and general principles of psychiatric evaluation, including interviewing, mental status examination, diagnostic classification, and psychological assessment. The course also includes an introduction to psychopathology and addresses the clinical presentations, associated features, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of major psychiatric disorders. Lectures are supplemented by classroom presentations of live patients, video material and written cases. Students acquire interviewing skills and exposure to clinical material by participation in a series of small groups with live patients. Problem-based learning also supplements the classroom material.

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