Nov 11, 2026

2026-2027 Graduate Academic Calendar

HLSC 5808G - Exploring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

This course integrates perspectives on the physiology, psychology, epidemiology and sociology of people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities (including dual diagnosis) and the implications for overall health and wellbeing. Key areas of both mental illness and developmental disabilities will be discussed; including schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, anxiety, violence and abuse, suicide, bullying, addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, how these conditions are related to each other and dual diagnoses.
Credit hours: 3
Cross-listed: HLSC 4808U