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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COUN 6531 - Mental Health and Psychopathology

Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0

The course covers the etiology, nomenclature, treatment, referral, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders. This includes the diagnostic process and classifications from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), indications and contradictions of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications for appropriate medical referral and consultation.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Counseling program, COUN 5131 , COUN 5432 , COUN 5433 , and COUN 6030 .