PSY 103 Lecture Notes - Locus Coeruleus, Osteoporosis, Sleep Disorder
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Prevalence: 46. 4% will have a mental disorder, 26. 4% in 12 month period, 5. 8% pop will be classified as severe. Mental illness distribution: female > male, 18-24yrs > 25-40 > 41+, white, hispanic > asian, black. Psychiatrists (m. d. s): go to med school, treat patients with medical means, bottom of medical hierarchy, barely above witch doctors, internests of the mind - became psychopharmacologist. Clinical psychologists (ph. d. s): 5-6 year programs, psychological research involving mental disorders, methods for diagnosis, therapy on a years internship, clinical training. Psychiatric nurses (r. n. s): found in mental hospitals or outpatient mental places, may see patients who need periodic visits. Marriage & family therapists (m. f. t. s): 1-2 yr training program, specialize in adjustment disorders (jobs, motherhood, role problems) Psych technicians: escort patients around mental institutions, replaced somewhat by nurses aids in mental facilities. Mh intake workers, staff: insurance, billing, assesments, intake.
