Psychopathology I: Foundations and Neurodevelopmental Perspectives

Graduate / Professional

This is the first course of a two-course psychopathology sequence. It provides foundational knowledge of psychopathology including psychiatric classification, epidemiology, etiology, and neurobiological mechanisms in psychiatric disorders. Students examine the historical development of psychiatric nosology, multifactorial risk/protective factors, and transdiagnostic symptoms across the lifespan while also establishing a firm foundation in normal brain development and early neurodevelopmental vulnerabilities. Psychiatric disorders receive in-depth coverage, including DSM-5-TR criteria and underlying neurophysiology. Required of all first-year PMHNP students. Thirty hours. Prerequisite: previous completion of (or concurrent enrollment in): NURS 600H, NURS 6010H , NURS 6020H , NURS 6040H , NURS 6060H . 2 Course cr per term M 10am-11:50am