Key concepts of mental health and illness with an emphasis on examining major issues in psychiatric diagnosis, including gender, racial/ethnic, and cultural factors. Students will become familiar with the DSM classification system and achieve proficiency in making diagnoses.
Athena Title
Psychodiagnosis
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ECHD 8030E
Prerequisite
ECHD 7040 and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will become familiar with the DSM-IV-TR and will examine issues involved in using the DSM-IV-TR as a diagnostic tool.
Students will learn to effectively use the DSM-IV-TR in making appropriate diagnosis.
Students will become familiar with appropriate treatment options for various diagnostic categories.
Students will learn to examine major issues involved in psychiatric diagnosis.
Students will learn to examine gender, racial/ethnic, and cultural factors in the diagnostic process.
Students will learn to examine professional and ethical issues related to making diagnoses.
Students will learn to and demonstrate knowledge of effective clinical interviewing strategies.
Topical Outline
Self-Exploration Exercise and Discussion of Psychopathology Issues
Introduction of the DSM-IV-TR
Professional and Ethical Issues in Diagnosis
Gender-Sensitive and Multicultural Issues in Diagnosis
Clinical Interviewing of Adults
Mental Status Examination
Clinical Interviewing Activities
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Adjustment Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Personality Disorders
Mental Disorders
Disorders/Factitious Disorders/Sexual and Gender Identity
Disorders/Sleep Disorders/Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere
