At the conclusion of this course each participant will be able to:
- Summarize important aspects of mental development, personality changes and mental capacity from infancy
through adolescence, adulthood and late life - Explain normal neural development and evaluation of neurologic disorders
- Summarize key points in behavioral and social sciences relevant to psychiatry
- Explain the appropriate use of diagnostic procedures and the psychiatric interview to test mental status
- Summarize major diagnostic aspects of all major psychiatric disorders
- Analyze the diagnosis, treatment and management of all major classifications of psychiatric disorders
- Review epidemiologic findings that influenced public policies
- Appraise the ethical and legal issues important to the practice of psychiatry
