The course presents a comprehensive review of the role of behavioral variables in the maintenance of health and in the prevention, etiology and treatment of disease. Special attention is paid to behavioral variables in coronary heart disease, hypertension, and cancer. Other topics include pain management, the treatment of obesity and alcoholism, and the management of the dying patient. This clinically-oriented text is the best way to learn the basics of brain and spinal cord anatomy and how to diagnose common forms of neuropathology. There are no prerequisites.
Students receive supervised experience in interviewing skills.