Required of all doctoral students in Epidemiology. Participation in teaching as the need arises, under the direction of the faculty member responsible for the course. Student must have successfully completed the course to qualify for teaching assistance. I 3 points. Reading and discussion of selected works on the relationship between sociocultural factors and psychiatric disorders.
Emphasis is on public attitudes, selection factors in treatment, and treatment evaluation.
Special emphasis is placed on problem formulation. Students learn to generate research problems through a careful consideration of available literature. Lectures and discussion along with symposia to develop and defend a position on a current controversy in psychiatric epidemiology. Reading seminar in psychiatric epidemiology II 3 points. Reading and discussion of selected works on relations between sociocultural factors and psychiatric disorders in the areas of prevalence, public attitudes, clinical diagnosis, etiology, and treatment.