Psychiatric Epidemiology

3 credits · Graduate Programs

An overview of the context, principles and methods of psychiatric epidemiology. Basic concepts of bias and random error will be applied specifically to problems encountered in conducting psychiatric epidemiological studies. An additional objective is for students to gain a basic understanding of psychiatric terminology and nosology, including a basic understanding of the clinical features of major diagnostic categories. Prerequisite(s): Community Health Sciences 610 and 640 and admission to the Community Health Sciences graduate program.