Biological Interventions

Subject PSYT90043 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 teaching hours.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Nil.
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Recommended Background Knowledge: .
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Core Participation Requirements:

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Contact

Email: cboyd@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: Course content includes:
  • Biological theories of vulnerability and onset;
  • Optimal pharmacotherapy with young people;
  • Providing psychoeducation to patients and families; and
  • Integrating biological with psychosocial interventions.
Objectives: .
Assessment:
  • 100% : One written assignment (3000 words max).
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Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: By the end of this subject students should be able to:
  • Delineate biological models of the aetiology of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Outline the effects and side-effects of optimal biological interventions for the onset of serious mental illness in young people;
  • Educate patients and families regarding the effects and side-effects of optimal biological interventions for the onset of serious mental illness.
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences(Young People's Mental Health)

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