MDR 906: Ambulatory Psychiatry

This course provides students with the opportunity to be involved in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of selected patients presenting to the outpatient clinics at the Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital. Individual supervision will be aimed at exposing the student to the range of psychiatric disorders that can be managed in an outpatient basis such as anxiety disorders, depression, psychosis, ADHD, etc. The students will be exposed to different therapeutic modalities used to treat these problems including psychopharmacologic treatments, and supportive psychotherapy.