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PBSCI 498 Undergraduate Thesis (*)
Opportunity to complete work on psychiatric research projects or to pursue a specific psychiatric topic in depth, for instance, through library research.
PBSCI 499 Undergraduate Research (*, max. 15)
Opportunities are available for participation in a wide variety of ongoing research in the behavioral sciences and clinical psychiatry, or for the development of an individual investigative project under the supervision of a faculty sponsor.
Instructor Course Description:
Mary E Larimer
PBSCI 505 P-Psychiatry Preceptorship (1) Combs
Opportunity for first- and second-year medical students to gain direct experience with clinical faculty members in psychiatry. Includes opportunities to observe different areas of psychiatry including addiction, child, geriatrics, community, crisis, and consultation. Prerequisite: permission of department. Offered: AWSp.
PBSCI 515 War and Mental Health (1)
Examines the impact of war on mental health in both military and civilian populations. Focuses on posttraumatic stress disorder, including assessment, treatment, epidemiology, and neurobiology. Addresses other psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, brain injury, and psychosocial effects. Credit no credit only. Offered: jointly with G H 557.
PBSCI 525 P-Psychiatry and the Law (3) Goldenberg
Concentration on major issues in psychiatry and law. Outside speakers from legal, judicial, and psychiatric communities. Lectures on assessment in forensic settings, competence to stand trial, and criminal responsibility. Discussions on personality disorders and correctional environments. For psychiatric residents and graduate psychology, psychosocial nursing, social work, and law students.
PBSCI 530 P-Developmental Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2) Schimmelbusch
Examines how failures of psychological development lead to disorders of regulation of affects and cognition, and how psychoanalytic treatment reinstitutes normal development. Treatment process viewed from a psychoanalytic and psychobiological perspective. Clinical case discussion integrates theoretical concepts.
PBSCI 535 Modern Concepts of Psychoanalysis (2) Schimmelbusch
Examines childhood developmental stages in light of inborn and environmental determinants. Correlates developmental phases with adult personality functioning. Views emotional development from a psychoanalytic and psychobiological point of view. Clinical case discussion integrates theoretical concepts.
PBSCI 546 Psychiatric Epidemiology (3) Vander Stoep
Applies epidemiological methods to the study of mental illnesses. Topics include historical studies; distribution of mental illness, classification and measurement; epidemiology of depression; genetic and environmental etiological factors; developmental epidemiology. Prerequisite: either EPI 511, EPI 512, HSERV 591, or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.
PBSCI 548 P-Aging and Adult Development (1-3, max. 3)
Aging in Western technologically advanced societies frequently involves losses in status, stamina, and economic and social supports. Consideration given to losses among the aged. Students select projects in the area of aging and work at their own levels of expertise and sophistication. Seminar format with guided reading.
PBSCI 560 P-Psychological Interventions for Primary Care Physicians (1) Kent
Focuses on the integration of primary care and mental health issues. Reading, lectures, videos, and role plays are utilized to review evidenced-based psychological interventions which can be employed in an outpatient primary care setting. Emphasizes issues of somatization, depression, anxiety, and health behavior change.
PBSCI 591 P-Seminars and Conferences in Psychiatry: Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology (*)
Introduction to neuropsychological studies of brain-behavior relationships. Exposure to neuropsychological assessment procedures and manifestation of neurocognitive deficits in selected mental and medical disorders, e.g., epilepsy, AIDS, sleep disorders, trauma, toxin exposure, vascular disorders, psychiatric disorders. Develop knowledge of neuropsychological assessment procedures and applications to diverse medical conditions. Prerequisite: psychological assessment experience.
PBSCI 600 Research in Psychiatry (1-15)
Independent laboratory research under the guidance and supervision of research scientists in the Psychiatry Department. Faculty permission required. Offered: .
PBSCI 630 P-WRITE Psychiatry Clinical Clerkship (*, max. 24)
Basic clinical clerkship for students enrolled in the WRITE Program. Prerequisite: completion of basic curriculum; third- and fourth-year students; acceptance in the WRITE program.
PBSCI 662 P- Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Missoula (12)
Students work at St. Patrick Hospital with adult and adolescent inpatients and in the emergency room for emergent care exposure. Students will have outpatient experience through the Adult Intensive Outpatient program, Pain Treatment Center and in faculty outpatient practices. Didactics include psychopharmacology, addiction, psychosis, mood disorders, child and geriatric psychiatry. Prerequisite: completion of the HUBIO series; third and fourth year students.
PBSCI 663 P- Basic Psychiatry Clerkship - Billings (12)
Students work at St. Patrick Hospital with adult and adolescent inpatients and in the emergency room for emergent care exposure. Students will have outpatient experience through the Adult Intensive Outpatient program, Pain Treatment Center and in faculty outpatient practices. Didactics include psychopharmacology, addiction, psychosis, mood disorders, child and geriatric psychiatry. Prerequisite: completion of the HUBIO series; third and fourth year students.
PBSCI 665 P-Basic Clinical Clerkship (12) Dagadakis, McCreery, Mehta
Inpatient clerkship in psychiatry. Students have primary responsibility under the direction of attending psychiatrists and residents for diagnosis and care of patients at University of Washington Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, or Veterans Administration Hospital. Emergency room, crisis intervention, consultation to patients with psychiatric dysfunction. Familiarity with psychopharmacology and short-term hospitalization emphasized. (Six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 666 P-WWAMI Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Clerkship (12) Kletti
Rotation aims to increase student's skills in basic psychiatry, social psychiatry, transcultural psychiatry, and community psychiatry. Orientation is around the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of White, Aleut, Indian, and Eskimo children and adults in outpatient, inpatient, and community settings. Third-, fourth-year medical students. Prerequisite: HUBIO 563. (Limit: three students.)
PBSCI 667 P-Basic Psychiatry Clerkship, Boise (12) Hines
Basic psychiatry clerkship at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Fulfills graduation requirement for clerkship in Psychiatry.
PBSCI 668 P-Psychiatry Clerkship, Spokane (12) Bakker
Students work on adult, geriatric, and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units of Sacred Heart Medical Center, following patients after transfer to partial hospitalization or outpatient clinic. Didactics include basic psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and pharmacotherapy. Prerequisite: completion of HUBIO series; third and fourth-year medical students.
PBSCI 669 Basic Psychiatry Clerkship, Wyoming (12)
Students work in the Wyoming Behavioral Institute with adult, adolescent, and child inpatients. Students have some outpatient experience and emergent care assessment experience at the Wyoming Medical Center. Didactics and discussion include topics such as psychopharmacology, emergent care and assessment, diagnosis, and substance abuse issues.
PBSCI 670 P-Clerkship in Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry UWMC (*, max. 24) Walker
Assessment of patients with major psychosocial problems associated with physical disease, including: problems stemming from the way the illness is perceived and experienced, liaison with other clinical disciplines on complex diagnosis and treatment of problems. (Limit: one student; four weeks.) Prerequisite: HUBIO 563; either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668.
PBSCI 671 P-Clerkship in Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry HMC (*, max. 24) Elliott
Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Limit: two students.)
PBSCI 672 P-Elective Clerkship in Primary Care Psychiatry at Boise VAMC (8/12) Blackburn, Leone, Marsh
Assessment and treatment of patients with acute psychiatric problems in a primary care/rural setting. Consultation work on general medicine and surgery; assessment and dealing with outpatient psychiatric problems as they initially present. Evaluations, crisis intervention strategies, and brief therapies stressed. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four to six weeks; UW students only.)
PBSCI 673 P-Outpatient Psychiatry Elective (*, max. 24) Foster
Offered at Harborview Outpatient Center. Students function as subinterns, conducting diagnostic interviews, initiating and managing pharmacotherapeutic treatment regimens, and providing crisis intervention, under the supervision of the full-time attending at Psychopharmacology Clinic. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four to six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 676 P-Inpatient Clerkship in Psychiatry at American Lake VA (8/12) Chandran
For medical students with a defined interest in psychiatry who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in the evaluation, management, and treatment of a wide range of acute and chronic psychiatric conditions requiring inpatient hospital treatment. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four to six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 677 P-Alcohol and Drug Treatment Clerkship at American Lake VA (8/12) Lim
Student assists in every phase of the substance-abuse treatment, including admission interviews, patient evaluation, problem identification, group and individual psychotherapy, assertiveness training, anger control, human sexuality, medical evaluation and treatment, couples therapy, discharge and aftercare planning. Experience primarily clinical. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four to six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 678 P-Clerkship in Psychiatric Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation (*, max. 12) Chandran
Two- to six-week clerkship provides learning experiences in rehabilitation of long-term psychiatric patients with medical illness. Multidisciplinary team approach, working with homeless mentally ill. Diagnostic skills emphasized. Spectrum of diseases (cardiovascular, Huntington's, organic brain syndrome) is such that physical rehabilitation is not an emphasis. Prerequisite: HUBIO 563; either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668.
PBSCI 680 P-Clerkship in Emergency Psychiatry (*, max. 24) Gardiner
Emphasis on clinical evaluation, acute management, and treatment planning for individual patients. Experience in coordinating these activities with other emergency room personnel, and various hospital and community resources. Emphasis on skills useful to physicians in any specialty. Third- and fourth-year medical students only. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four or six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 685 P-Geriatric Psychiatry Clerkship (*, max. 12) Pascualy
Two- to six-week elective (four weeks highly recommended). Participation in the evaluation and care of older persons with psychopathology, such as intellectual impairment and depression, in a variety of settings. Emphasis on improving clinical skills regarding diagnosis and treatment of common behavioral problems in the elderly. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668.
PBSCI 688 P-Subinternship in General Psychiatry (*, max. 16)
Students function as interns under the supervision of house staff and attending psychiatrists. Further development of their diagnostic and therapeutic skills emphasized. Special areas of interest, such as family intervention, substance abuse, psychoses, neuropsychiatry, community psychiatry, administration, research pursued. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668; permission of instructor. (Four or six weeks, full-time.)
PBSCI 696 P-Advanced Clerkship in Child Psychiatry (*, max. 24) Varley
Provides students an opportunity to participate in evaluation and treatment. Experiences in specialized clinics are also available. It is suggested that the student contact the instructor prior to enrollment. Prerequisite: either PBSCI 665, PBSCI 666, PBSCI 667, or PBSCI 668. (Four or six weeks, full-time. Limit: two students.)
PBSCI 697 P-Psychiatry Special Electives (*, max. 24)
By special arrangement, clerkships, externships, and research opportunities can be made available at the University and other institutions. Students obtain permission from Dr. Hunt before obtaining a special assignment form from the Dean's office one month before advance registration. Students contact affiliating institutions. Does not fulfill the requirement for a basic clerkship in psychiatry.
PBSCI 699 P-WWAMI Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Special Electives (*, max. 24)
By special arrangement for qualified students, special clerkships or externships may be available at institutions other than the University of Washington located within the WWAMI region. Prerequisite: permission of department.
