Nursing
NRSG 6283: Psychobiological Bases of Mental Disorders
Lecture - 3 credits
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- Focuses on major psychiatric disorders across the life span as identified in the DSM IV manual.
- Studies the central and autonomic nervous systems, stress-response syndrome, neurotransmitter activity, and neuroendocrine immune interactions.
- Reviews the biological base of mental disorders, and addresses the use of biological interventions in symptom reduction.
- Also reviews the psychiatric complications of physical illness and common physical disorders to rule out psychiatric conditions.
- Emphasizes the integration of biological with psychosocial approaches to treatment of mental disorders.
Focuses on major psychiatric disorders across the life span as identified in the DSM IV manual. Show more.