Behavioral Medicine

Catalog description

Behavioral Medicine is a course covering the broad scope of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. It is a multifaceted approach which addresses the psychological, biological, and social factors involved in mental health. The course covers the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the major psychiatric disorders and incorporates the contributions of basic sciences as well as the psychological sciences in understanding and treating mental health disorders. Clinical presentations (CPs) within the Behavioral Medicine course will focus on common situations and presentations that a primary care physician will experience. There will be clinical presentations which are accompanied by clinical algorithms, and reasoning guides which address course learning objectives. Clinical Cases (CC) are sessions done specifically in the college classroom in which students are given a case example. The clinical faculty will guide the students through each case emphasizing critical decision points and setting…