Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Catalog description

This course provides a general exploration of the different psychological and neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood and adolescence. The main theoretical positions available about each condition will be presented to assist the student in gaining and applying an adequate understanding of the underlying dynamics of each condition, in addition of their clinical manifestation. The conditions will be explored based upon recent research literature and using both Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) classification systems.