Psychiatric Epidemiology [EL008]

Detailed information about this course:

Description

This four-day course focuses on the principles and practice of psychiatric epidemiology. Basic concepts and issues that are specific to psychiatric epidemiology are covered. We will cover a range of psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and sleep disorders and research approaches such as genetics and imaging to illustrate concepts and practice of psychiatric epidemiology. These topics will be covered by speakers from across the field.

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Objectives

At the end of this course, student should be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts of psychiatric epidemiology.
• Identify challenges in study design specific to psychiatric research and provide solutions to these challenges.
  

Participant profile

Epidemiologists, psychiatrists and everyone interested in psychiatric epidemiology.

Assessment

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