Course Description
The course focuses on the clinical phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of schizophrenia.
Athena Title
Schizophrenia
Prerequisite
PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H or PSYC 1101E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should have learned: 1. About the DSM diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. 2. About the phases of illness. 3. About the major treatment approaches used for the management of schizophrenia. 4. About the leading etiological mechanisms of schizophrenia. 5. Common myths and misconceptions about schizophrenia.
Topical Outline
Below is a general outline for the content and order of topics presented in the course. Most of the topics below will be presented. However, due to new developments in the field and the use of different texts and supplemental materials over the years, some topics below may be deleted and others added. The exact order of topics may vary. 1. Historical perspectives, myths, and misconceptions 2. Diagnostic criteria 3. Positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) 4. Negative symptoms (anhedonia, avolition, asociality, blunted affect, and alogia) 5. Disorganized symptoms (speech and behavior) 6. Cognitive impairment 7. Premorbid phase 8. Prodromal phase 9. First episode phase, chronic phase, and recovery 10. Etiological theories: neurobiology 11. Etiological theories: environmental 12. Etiological theories: cognitive 13. Treatment: antipsychotics 14. Treatment: psychosocial interventions
Syllabus
Public CV