PHAS 533 Behavioral Medicine

This course introduces skills, knowledge and sensitivity needed to communicate and intervene in a variety of psychosocial situations. Topics include the presentation, diagnosis and management of mental disorders commonly encountered in primary care, personal growth and development, normal growth and development of children and adolescents, human sexuality, psychological reactions to disease, counseling skills, and death and dying.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Successful completion of semester three of MPA program courses