UA Courses | Psychiatry

Winter 99/Spring 00 Course Descriptions
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Psychiatry (PSYI) Dept Info - College Info

PSYI 800 Research (1-12) [Rpt./] I II (See College of Medicine Electives Manual).

PSYI 803 Clinical Clerkship (6-9) [Rpt./ 12 units] I II Students are assigned patients in inpatient clinical settings. They obtain and record a complete history, mental status and physical examination. The students are expected to study the course of their patients and record their observations in daily progress notes. They work closely with clinical staff in the diagnosis, specific treatment, ward management and discharge planning involving their patients. In addition, they are introduced to community and legal services for the chronically ill, the suicidal and the violent patient. Those students wishing to take an additional three-, four-, or six-week clerkship in psychiatry may elect to do so (PSYI 810).

PSYI 810A Clinical and Community Psychology (4-6) [Rpt./] I II

PSYI 810B Child Psychiatry (6) [Rpt./] I II

PSYI 810C Psychiatry (4-6) [Rpt./] I II P, PSYI 803, consult department before enrolling.

PSYI 815A Consultation Psychiatry (4-6) [Rpt./] S P, PSYI 803.

PSYI 815C Outpatient Psychiatry (4-6) [Rpt./] S

PSYI 815D Positron Emission Tomography (4-6) S P, completion of 3rd psychiatry clerkship.

PSYI 815F Forensic Psychiatry (3-6) [Rpt./] P, PSYI 803.

PSYI 815G Geriatric Psychiatry (4-6) [Rpt./] S P, PSYI 803, consult department before enrolling.

PSYI 815H Forensic and Correctional Psychiatry (4) Learning objectives include a good understanding of the role of the forensic expert, various legal standards such as competency and insanity, and an appreciation of the mentally ill patient in a jail setting. P, completion of PSYI 803 and consent of instructor.

PSYI 815V Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders (3-6) [Rpt./] S (Identical with MEDI 815V, which is home).

PSYI 891A Psychiatry (6) [Rpt./ 2] I II

PSYI 899 Independent Study (1-18) [Rpt./] I II

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