Psychiatric Mental Health Across the Lifespan II

Catalog description

NUR 733 provides PMHNP students with an introduction to the neurosciences and the role the specialty plays in the understanding of the genetics, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and psychopharmacotherapeutic treatment of behavioral health disorders with emphasis on specialty populations. This course provides PMH-NP students with content on psychotherapy, and psycho-educational models with special emphasis on specialty populations. Various therapeutic approaches for use in specialty populations, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, parent management training, contingency management and, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic psychotherapy, are highlighted in this course. Building on principles in the advanced pathophysiology and advanced pharmacology courses, NUR 733 emphasizes relationships between neurobiology, symptomatology, and the implications for pharmacological, non-pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions for populations across the lifespan suffering from mental disorders. P: NUR 703 ; CO: NUR 735 ; P or CO: NUR 692 .