Psy 434 Introduction to Psychopathology

Course content will survey the development of modern ideas of mental illness, the origins of mental illnesses, the diagnostic system and the clinical syndromes, and methods of treatment of neuropsychiatric disorder. This course does not produce diagnosticians of mental illness but is a preparation for the clinical study of diagnosis. Expected preparation: Psy 200, Psy 204, Stat 243 and Stat 244, and at least 6 additional credits in psychology, including Psy 321.