Departments, Schools, Colleges

PSYCHIATRY (PSYI)

Contact Information:

Department of Psychiatry The University of Arizona Arizona Health Sciences Center, 7431 1501 North Campbell Ave PO Box 245002 Tucson, AZ 85724-5002

Phone: (520) 626-6586 Email: alang@email.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

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• PSYI Course Descriptions

Medical student electives are described in the College of Medicine Electives Manual.

The Department:

The program of the Department of Psychiatry is designed to help students develop an understanding of the variety, range and determinants of both normal and abnormal forms of human behavior. In addition, the student is helped to develop those skills that are needed in recognizing and dealing with mental disorders, whether primary or secondary to other illness.

To meet these goals, both didactic courses and clinical instruction are offered in the College of Medicine curriculum. After students have been introduced to normal personality functions and to abnormal processes which form the basis of psychopathology, they are given an opportunity to work directly with patients in a variety of clinical settings, both psychiatric and medical.

In addition to clinical training, the students are helped to develop an understanding of the current social, economic and legal issues relevant to the organization and delivery of mental health services.

For more information contact the department listed above.