PSYC 353 - Mental Health and Policy

Institution:

University of Richmond

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Description:

Integrates the study of mental health care and policy in the United States from the early 20th century to the present and the etiology of major mental health problems and their treatments. The policy portion of the course will focus on the effects that changes in financing programs and health insurance have had in shaping mental health policy, the types and patterns of treatment, the expansion of concepts of mental illness, and the changing nature of mental health advocacy and ideology. The clinical portion of the course will be based on a biopsychosocial model of mental health and will thus encourage students to think critically about how biological, psychological, and contextual factors interact to produce mental disorders and how different treatment approaches must then address these complex causal factors. Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 100 and PSYC 200) or PLSC 260 Unit(s): 1

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.richmond.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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