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2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PBH 572 Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness

(cross listed with PY 572)

The focus of this course is to (a) develop an understanding of the basic concepts of mental health and mental illness, (b) learn how to apply these concepts toward understanding psychopathology as well as mental and emotional wellness, (c) become skilled in the use of the DSMIV TR in evaluating the emotional and mental health of clients, (d) increase student awareness and understanding of salient issues in mental health treatment and the association of treatment to specific illnesses, and (e) construct a personal view of mental health and mental illness as these concepts are derived from and relate to culture and society.

Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree or minor in Psychology.