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Developmental Psychopathology

Course leader: Alan Martin
One term (15 units)

Developmental psychopathology is a relatively new area within psychology and is an attempt to integrate psychological, physiological and social theories of mental health outcomes within a developmental framework.

This course is taken in the second year and it is a requirement that students have taken the course in Developmental Psychology .

The aims are to provide students with an understanding of the way in which the developmental psychopathology perspective is being applied to a range of disorders within clinical practice.

The course includes lectures from some specialists in fields such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ).

The course contains, but is not restricted to, the following topic areas:

• Alzheimer's and dementia
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism
• Depression
• Dyslexia and other language disorders
• Eating disorders
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This course is assessed by both course work (40%) and written examination (60%).

Main texts:

• Pennington, B. F. The development of psychopathology: nature and nurture (New York: Guilford Press, 2005). ISBN : 1-59385-235-5.
• Wenar, C. & Kerig, P. Developmental psychopathology (New York: McGraw Hill, 2000). ISBN : 0-07-069617-9.