After considering basic introductory issues, the course takes up the description of numerous disorders organized under the general topics of emotional disorders and reactions to stress, the schizophrenias, social problems, and developmental disorders.
Research addressing causal factors is presented and discussed.
The final unit of the course concerns intervention and legal issues. A course in statistics would also be helpful. Several electronic options are available in this course. Lessons may be submitted and returned by e-mail. The course provides WWW pages with interactive self-test practice quizzes for each of the lessons and forms for submitting assignments.