University of Maryland Department of Psychology Psyc434 Severe Mental Disorders Etiology and Treatment Syllabus Winter 2007 Instructor Stacey B Daughters Ph D Office 2103D Cole Field House Office Hours By appointment E mail sdaughters psyc umd edu Phone 301 405 5760 Course Website http www addiction umd edu Psyc434 434 htm Class Meeting Time and Location Monday through Thursday 1 4 20pm in 2103K Cole Field House Course Objectives The purpose of this class is to provide you with exposure to the etiology and treatment of severe mental disorders Specifically we will cover Substance Dependence Borderline Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Required Reading Hofmann S G Tompson M C 2004 Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders A Handbook of Empirically Supported Interventions New York NY Guilford Press Other required readings for this course will be made available on the course website Suggested Reading Miller W R Carroll K M 2006 Rethinking Substance Abuse What the Science Shows and What We Should Do about It New York NY Guilford Press Patrick C J 2006 Handbook of Psychopathy New York NY Guilford Press Marlatt Donovan 2005 Relapse Prevention Maintenance strategies in the treatment of addictive disorders New York NY Guilford Press American Psychiatric Association 2004 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders Fourth Edition Prerequisite for this course Successful completion of Psyc200 Psyc301 and Psyc353 Course Requirements and Grading The grading scale is as follows A 98 or above A 93 97 99 A 90 92 99 B 88 89 99 B 83 87 99 B 80 82 99 etc F 60 Class Participation 40 Students will be expected to participate in all class discussions Preparation for class will include a critical reading of all assigned papers prior to class Each student will be expected to bring a discussion question to each class in reaction to one of the assigned readings 20 There will also be a short quiz at the beginning of each class covering the material discussed in the previous class The average grade on these quizzes will be worth 20 of your course grade The lowest quiz grade will be dropped and the highest grade will be counted twice Class Exams 60 There will be three exams throughout the semester 20 each The exams will include multiple choice short answer and essay questions This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor Psyc434 Fall 2006 Additional Course Policies Students with Special Concerns If you are a student with a learning sensory or physical disability and feel that you need special assistance in regard to lectures reading assignments or testing please notify me during the first week of class so that we can make appropriate arrangements All matters of this nature will be held in strict confidence as the need determines Statement of Academic Integrity In accordance with University guidelines I will take vigorous action against students who engage in cheating misrepresentation or other dishonest practices Penalties for students found guilty of academic dishonesty will be determined on a case by case basis in accordance with university guidelines In addition the honor pledge I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment examination is required to be written on all quizzes exams and assignments Absentee Policy Students missing class will be given a 0 for any assignment or quiz occurring on that that day unless prior arrangements have been made In special cases of unforeseen circumstances or illness that prevent prior notice you should contact me as soon as possible to make alternative arrangements excused illness will require a written physician s note Students will be permitted one unexcused absence from class without penalty Any additional absences will result in a 5 deduction from your grade For example if you have a 92 average at the end of the semester but have 2 unexcused absences then your grade will be reduced to 82 2 Psyc434 Fall 2006 Tuesday Jan 2nd Course Readings DSM IV p 192 207 Leshner Video http www ebriefing com NIDA Wednesday Jan 3rd Addiction Etiology Hesselbrock Hesselbrock 2006 Developmental perspective on the risk for developing substance abuse problems Rethinking Substance Abuse Hasin Hatzenbuehler Waxman 2006 Genetics of substance use disorders Rethinking Substance Abuse Childress 2006 What can human brain imaging tell us about vulnerability to addiction and to relapse Rethinking Substance Abuse Tsuang Bar Harley 2001 The Harvard Twin Study of Substance Abuse What we have learned Harvard Review of Psychiatry Vol 9 6 pp 267 279 Thursday Jan 4th Addiction Treatment Carroll Rounsaville 2006 Behavioral therapies The glass would be half full if only we had a glass Rethinking Substance Abuse Marlatt Witkiewitz 2005 Relapse prevention for alcohol and drug problems Relapse Prevention Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors Handmaker Walters 2002 Motivational interviewing for initiating change in problem drinking and drug use Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders Chapter 11 O Malley Kosten 2006 Pharmacotherapy of addictive disorders Rethinking Substance Abuse Nowinski 2002 Twelve step facilitation therapy for alcohol problems Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders Chapter 13 Monday Jan 8th Exam I Addiction Borderline Personality Disorder Definition and Etiology DSM IV pp 705 710 Fruzzetti Shenk Hoffman 2005 Family interaction and the development of borderline personality disorder A transactional model Development and Psychopathology 17 1007 1030 Putnam Silk 2005 Emotion dysregulation and the development of borderline personality disorder Development and Psychopathology 17 899 925 3 Psyc434 Fall 2006 Brendel Stern Silbersweig 2005 Defining the neurocircuitry of borderline personality disorder Functional neuroimaging approaches Development and Psychopathology 17 1197 1206 Tuesday Jan 9th Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment Koerner Linehan 2002 Dialectical behavior therapy for borderline personality disorder Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders Chapter 16 Whitehurst Ridolfi Gunderson 2002 Multiple family group treatment for borderline personality disorder Treating Chronic and Severe Mental Disorders Chapter 17 Rinne T van den Brink W Wouters L van Dyck R 2002 SSRI treatment of borderline personality disorder A randomized placebo controlled clinical trial for female patients with borderline