printer friendly pagePSYC 233: Mindfulness: An Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Medicine
An experiential program in which the participants learn the techniques of mindfulness meditation and its application in the management of stress and in healthcare. Modeled after the MBSR, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, started by Jon Kabat-Zinn at UMASS Medical Center. Designed to work with the mind/body relationship to stress and chronic illness teaching open sensitive awareness without judgement of mental or physical reactivity. Requirement for the course is the daily practice of mindfulness meditation, attendance at weekly class meetings and the all day retreat, home reading, and a final paper covering the student's observations.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Abramson, M. (PI)
;
Spiegel, D. (PI)
PSYC 239: Understanding Relationships: A Couples and Family Therapy Perspective (PSYC 139)
Considers the premises of the family-systems approach to intimate and family relationships, drawing on concepts from psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, anthropology, and organizational behavior. Examines relationship formation and commitment, intimacy and sexuality, family development and structure, interpersonal conflict and communication, historical patterns and legacies, gender and power, and the cultural and larger systemic contexts of close relationships. Frameworks for assessing relationships and tools for changing romantic, family, and social relationships are examined in detail, and case examples illustrate the relationship change strategies of major contributors to the field. Highlights practical applications of the family-systems approach in educational, medical, business, and community settings. Students do not need to have a background in Psychology or Human Biology, and all student levels are welcome (including GSB, Law, Medicine, GSE for
PSYC 239).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Rait, D. (PI)
PSYC 249SI: Psyched: Psychiatry Careers and Mental Health Perspectives for Medicine
In this lunch talk series, students will explore psychiatry and behavioral science topics relevant to medicine through the personal perspectives of various psychiatrists and other specialists in behavioral health from a variety of practice settings. Some examples of topics have been advances in specialized areas (e.g., child and adolescent psychiatry, psychotherapy, legal issues, mood & anxiety disorders, community outreach, eating disorders), the interplay between social issues and mental healthcare, and the nature of psychiatric work and work/life balance. Of note, this course discusses sensitive topics in psychiatry including suicide, psychosis, addiction, child abuse, sexual assault, violence, and mental disorders. Priority will be given to MD students. Students not in the MD program must obtain approval of the instructor to enroll. Please email Alan Louie
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
(up to 99 units total)
Instructors:
Louie, A. (PI)
;
Beam, E. (TA)
;
Bernstein, D. (TA)
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Instructors:
Louie, A. (PI)
;
Beam, E. (TA)
;
Bernstein, D. (TA)
;
Kamceva, M. (TA)
;
Romano, P. (TA)
PSYC 277SI: Behavioral Science Perspectives in Medicine
In this lunchtime discussion series, students will explore psychiatry and behavioral science topics relevant to medicine through the personal perspectives of attending psychiatrists and other specialists in behavioral health from a variety of practice settings. Some examples of topics in the winter quarter are advances in interventional psychiatry, the interplay between social issues and mental healthcare, and other matters affecting the modern practice of psychiatry. Of note, this course discusses sensitive topics in psychiatry including suicide, psychosis, addiction, child abuse, sexual assault, violence, and mental disorders. Priority will be given to MD students. Students not in the MD program must obtain approval of the instructor to enroll.
Last offered: Winter 2017
PSYC 282: The Literature of Psychosis (ANTHRO 82P, HUMBIO 162L, PSYC 82)
One of the great gifts of literature is its ability to give us insight into the internal worlds of others. This is particularly true of that state clinicians call "psychosis." But psychosis is a complex concept. It can be terrifying and devastating for patients and families, and yet shares characteristics with other, less pathological states, such as mysticism and creativity. How then can we begin to make sense of it? In this course, we will examine the first-hand experience of psychosis. We will approach it from multiple perspectives, including clinical descriptions, works of art, and texts by writers ranging from Shakespeare, to the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, to patients attempting to describe their experience. This class is not only for students thinking of careers in medicine, psychology or anthropology, but also readers and writers interested exploring extraordinary texts. There are no prerequisites necessary; all that is needed is a love of language and a curiosity about the secrets of other minds.
Last offered: Spring 2018
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
PSYC 300A: Psychiatry Core Clerkship
Required Clerkship. Closed to visitors. The clerkship is designed to solidify the knowledge of psychiatry students have acquired in the Practice of Medicine courses, as students gain practical skills in the application of this knowledge to clinical situations. The focus is on interviewing skills, psychiatric evaluations, on refining diagnostic skills, and offers an overview of psychosocial and biological treatment modalities for the major psychiatric disorders. The clerkship consists of clinical work on inpatient units under the supervision of academic and clinical faculty, a weekly lecture series by academic faculty, interviewing seminars taught by voluntary clinical faculty, and attendance at Grand Rounds. Students are assigned to patient care settings at one of the six affiliated sites: a comprehensive medical psychiatry unit (G2), an inpatient general psychiatry ward (H2), a geriatric psychiatry unit, the consult-liaison service at Stanford Hospital, an inpatient research psychiatric ward specializing in the study of schizophrenia or an acute locked psychiatric ward at the PAVA. In addition, students participate in the specialty outpatient clinics at Stanford including OCD, Child, bipolar, geriatric and general psychopharmacology clinics. Students are given the opportunity to express their preferences regarding assignment. The final rotation assignment is determined by the department based on availability of sites. Students are informed about the specific clerkship requirements at the orientation offered at the start of each clerkship period. They receive a course syllabus, several study guide books and a psychopharmacology textbook. Students are encouraged to visit the Psychiatry clerkship site on Coursework which contains all information, the syllabus and teaching materials. Students are expected to complete five cases on the CaseTool site and to record cases seen by diagnostic category. Requirements include mandatory attendance at seminars, weekly inpatient case history presentations and Emergency room experiences with residents/attending psychiatrists. The NBME Subject Exam in Psychiatry is a required component of the clerkship. Prereq:
INDE 205. Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 10 students per period (minimum of 3 students per period). Reporting Instructions: Where: 401 Quarry Rd., 2nd Floor, Room 2213; Time: 8:00 am. Units: 6 Call Code: 2, call once per week for the first 3 weeks or 3 nights total during 4 week clerkship period. Director: Charles DeBattista, M.D. (650-723-8324). Coord: Quynh Dang (650-725-2769), 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 6
PSYC 308E: Trauma Psychiatry
Open to visitors. The Trauma Psychiatry clerkship teaches how trauma impacts the lives and health of patients; lessons learned are generalizable to all areas of medicine (i.e., "trauma-informed medicine¿). Students work with people suffering from PTSD relating to sexual assault, combat or other traumas who are receiving ambulatory-type treatments in an intensive, multidisciplinary setting. Students will have direct patient responsibility, provide evidence-based psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic care and longitudinal management, and facilitate recovery. Students will gain perspective on trauma in our world and the importance of sensitive and effective treatment for this all too common condition (7.8% lifetime prevalence). Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Ms. Quynh Dang prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to qdang@stanford.edu. Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period. Reporting Instructions: Where: Trauma Recovery Program, Menlo Park VA, Building 351; Time: 8:30 a.m. Units: 6. Call Code: 0. Director: Tasha Souter, M.D. Coord: Quynh Dang (650-725-2769), 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. (MPVAMC)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 6
PSYC 333A: Sleep Medicine for Medical Students
Closed to visitors, This clerkship offers a comprehensive experience in sleep medicine for those interested in pursuing a future career in sleep medicine. Students shadow sleep specialists in their evaluation of patients with sleep disorders; review polysomnography (sleep studies) of patients with sleep disorders; and attend informal discussions and case conferences regarding interesting sleep problems, formal conferences on sleep research, sleep surgery, and sleep disorders, and journal club reviews of topical articles on sleep and sleep disorders. PLEASE NOTE: Visiting students must obtain approval from Dr. Kushida prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to clete@stanford.edu. Periods Avail: 2-12, full-time for 2 weeks or 4 weeks. 1 student per period. Reporting Instructions: Clete Kushida, M.D., Ph.D. or Christian Guilleminault, M.D., Sleep Medicine Center at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, 450. Broadway Street, Redwood City, Pavilion B, 2nd Floor, Control Room, Time: 8:00 am M-F. Units: 3 or 6. Call Code: 0. Director: Clete Kushida, M.D. & Christian Guilleminault, M.D. Coord: Clete Kushida, M.D. (650-721-7560). (SUMC)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3-6
PSYC 353A: Psychosomatic Medicine (Psychiatry Consultation Service) Clerkship (SHC)
Open to visitors. Psychosomatic Medicine (PM) comprises the area of psychiatry concerned with the psychobiological care of the medically ill, which includes persons of all ages and those cared for in specialized medical settings. PM- psychiatrists, in addition to providing expert formal psychiatric consultation to medical and surgical patients in the general hospital, specialized hospitals and outpatient clinic settings, also train psychiatrists and non-psychiatrists in the recognition of normal and abnormal reactions to illness and appropriate psychological care of patients with such reactions. The PM psychiatrist may function both as a consultant and as part of the primary medical/surgical treatment team. Via conjoint rounds and teaching conferences (primary intervention), formal consultations (secondary intervention), and involvement in inpatient treatment and discharge planning (tertiary intervention), the PM psychiatrist provides a comprehensive approach to the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral needs of the patient. Thus one unique feature of our program is how the members of our team are integral member of so many other medico-surgical teams throughout the medical center. Participation in this rotation should allow students to learn about diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders common in all medical and surgical specialties, e.g., depression, anxiety, delirium, alcohol abuse, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, and somatic symptom and related disorders. Students will accompany psychiatric residents, fellows and faculty five days a week in performing consultations on medical-surgical units in SUH and in performing follow-up visits. Team rounds occur every morning. Formal didactic sessions occur twice weekly. Students will learn interview techniques, how to evaluate patients¿ psychosocial stressors and resources, how to write a cogent case report, present and discuss cases orally, work comfortably as a team member, perform differential diagnosis for depression, delirium, anxiety states, dementia, discuss indications and contra-indications for psychotropic medications and recognize and cope with emotional reactions to patients. Students will also learn advanced psychopharmacology, brief psychotherapy, management of difficult patients, and psychological and cultural aspects of the doctor-patient relationship. Please note: Visiting students must obtain approval from Ms. Quynh Dang prior to applying for this clerkship. Please email requests to qdang@stanford.edu. Prereq: Psychiatry 300A. Periods Avail: 1 -12, full-time for four weeks. 1 student per period. Reporting Instructions: Where: Stanford Hospital - page one of the residents on service. Quynh will provide the resident information: Time: 8:00 am. Units: 6. Call Code: 0. Director: Jose Maldonado, M.D. (650-725-5599). Other Faculty: A. Ament, F. Hussain, S. Lahijani, M. Schmajuk, Y. Sher. Coord: Quynh Dang (650-725-2769), 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. (SHC)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3-6
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 12 units total)
PSYC 398A: Advanced Clinical, Research Elective in Psychiatry
Open to visitors. For students who wish to pursue the study of a specific research or clinical experience in the field of psychiatry are encouraged to arrange for this four to eight week clerkship elective. A short statement prepared by each individual student outlining clinical and educational goals for the rotation must be approved by the Director of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs. Please note: Students cannot add 398A clerkships directly to their fishbowl schedules through the regular shuffles. Please contact Caroline Cheang in the Office of Medical Student Affairs at cheang@stanford.edu or 650-498-7619 with the faculty preceptor¿s name and email address to add this clerkship. Prereq: Psychiatry 300A and Medicine 300A, consent of the designated faculty preceptor; and approval by Advisor. Periods Avail: 1-12. Reporting Instructions: Where: TBA (designated faculty preceptor);Time: TBA. Units: 1-12. Call Code: 2. Director: Charles DeBattista, M.D. (650-723-8324). Coord: Quynh Dang (650-725-2769), 401 Quarry Rd, Rm. 2204. (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
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