Behavioral Medicine

Catalog description

The course of behavioral medicine will present an introduction to the neurobiological, psychobiological, emotional, social and cultural influences on mental health and illness in the practice of primary care medicine. Personality, sexual, emotional and behavioral development across the life span will be addressed. Principles of violence identification and prevention will be examined. This course covers psychiatric topics with associated pharmacology, anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, and when appropriate, laboratory medicine. Instruction in basic counseling skills will be reviewed. Instruments for the evaluation and assessment of psychiatric disorders will be presented. Students develop the skills of determining a differential diagnosis when given a clinical presentation making a definitive diagnosis with psychiatric assessments, and providing appropriate treatment, education, and follow up. Pre-requisite: Admission to BUPAP .