Subject: Psychiatry
Course Number: 140.01I
Course Title: Geriatric Psychiatry
Units: 6
School: Medicine
Department: Psychiatry

Course Description: Learners will acquire specialized knowledge and skills in geriatric psychiatry through interviewing patients independently, writing up and presenting patient cases, and developing treatment plans in clinical settings specific to the mental health care of elders. Clinical experiences include a combination of Geriatric Mood Assessment Clinic, Late-life Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic, Geriatric-Focused Didactics, ECT, Consults, Home-based Mental Health, and optional Psychotherapy groups.
Prerequisites: Psychiatry 110. Neurology 110. Medicine 110.
Restrictions: Final Year.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Independent Study, Direct - Clinical Experience/Patient Contact, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: A. Moreno
Additional Instructor(s): D. Li
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
Repeat course for credit? No