PSYH-400 : Emergency Psychiatry (CPEP) El

This is a four-week elective. The goal of this elective is to further develop knowledge and skills in problem-focused emergency evaluation of individuals with mental illness, crisis management and planning of appropriate disposition. Students will further advance their theoretical psychopharmacologic therapy knowledge to manage a variety of psychiatric symptoms. Students will further their skills in collecting data evaluating and making diagnoses in emergency psychiatry. Note: Students will not be working with international medical students.