Bio ASpects/Child Psychopatho
Term:
Spring 2012
Subject Code:
GPSY
Course Number:
6212
This course considers neurological concomitants of various psychopathologies in children that may constitute risk factors for the disordered mental processes that are involved. Such factors are genetic (as shown in twin studies), morphological (involving brain structure and function), electrophysiological, chemical, and cognitive. The discussion includes autism, pervasive developmental disorder, childhood schizophrenia, attention deficit disorder, childhood onset unipolar and bipolar disorder, Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific learning disabilities.
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