COU 670 Diagnosis of Emotional and Mental Disorders (3 credits)

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): COU 660 , COU 672 and admission to program.
Taught: Variable, check with department
Examination of the major mental disorders in the current version of the DSM; development of diagnostic and case conceptualization skills; medical model of psychopathology; major theories of etiology & treatment; diagnostic principles; differential diagnosis; diagnostic errors; ethical & legal issues involved in clinical diagnosis.
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