SW 587 - Neurobio Co-Occurring Disord

Institution:

Simmons University

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Description:

This course will explore the connection between severe and persistent mental illness and drug use. About one-third of adults with a mental disorder, also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. The course will focus on: 1) those with pre-existing mental disorders, and 2) those whose mental disorders are substance induced. Concurrently, the course will examine how drug use can aggravate a mental illness or mask it. We will examine biological underpinnings of addiction and mental illness and how heredity/environmental factors promote and sustain substance dependence. The course will examine the various treatment models, including psychopharmacology, and the obstacles to treatment including stigma of addiction/mental illness and the reduction of inpatient facilities and day treatment programs that traditionally provide addiction services.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.simmons.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 521-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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