663a. Child Development Psychopathology and Treatment. 2 credit hours. This course reviews the major childhood disorders; examining epidemiology, risk factors, taxonomy, assessment issues specific to children and adolescents, use of rating scales, as well as evidence-based child-specific treatments. Individual therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, family based interventions, psychopharmacological interventions as well as the integration of combined treatments. Required for child and adolescent psychiatric nursing students. Open to others with permission of the instructors. V. Hamrin, L. Scahill.
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