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 Sociology 4396; Section 001 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 am to 11:15 am Location: SOM 2.102 The Course Instructor: Philip K. Armour, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy School of Economics, Political, and Policy Sciences Mail Station: GR 3.1 The University of Texas at Dallas Office: GR 3.822; Telephone: 972-883-2734 Email:  pkarmour@utdallas.edu Office Hours and Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm in GR 3.822; appointments also can be made by emailing Dr. Armour or calling 972-883-2734 The Course Goals and Objectives This course is an overview and survey of sociological, psychological, and psychiatric understandings of and modes of treatment of mental disorders. This course presents a history of the treatment of the mentally disordered as well as the forces of age, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, geographical forces, and even political factors as they are correlates of and/or causes of mental disorders. This course will attempt to address the relative effect of biological vs. social forces as determinants of mental disorders---of disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and actions. In this semester we will also examine the societal response of mental disorders, specifically governmental policies, services, and  programs, in the United States and other nations. This course will also provide an overview of mental health services in Texas and the Dallas region. 1. The Required Books The course employs a textbook by William Cockerham which provides an overview of the field of study. Two other books are to be used: one a report of a social psychiatric clinical and treatment evaluation studies of the wide-spread mental disorder, the anti-social personality; the second is a compelling autobiography of a person suffering from the obsessive compulsive disorder. This self-disclosive work also provides biographies
 
of the writer’s two best friends, and their families, all of whom suffer from various mental disorders. Finally, the work reports on the writer’s career as a mental health  profession, one he has been able to attain after the successful treatment of his disorder, his hard, personal work, his education, and his family and friends' support. 2. The Optional Reading The instructor has ordered copies of “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR” of the American Psychiatric Association for those students who would like to purchase for their  personal libraries, to employ in this and other courses to enhance their understanding of the vast array of mental disorders, and/or use in their professional lives. The purchase of and use of this manual is optional, though readings from it will be suggested throughout the syllabus. 3. The Types of Instruction The modes of instruction employed in this course will include in-class lectures, in-class discussions with students, and office tutorials over the required and recommended readings. Student questions are, of course, expected and encouraged. 4. The Examinations Students will be examined by means of two, take-home, essay-type, examinations, one a mid-term, the other a final examination. Specific guidelines for each examination will accompany the concepts to be defined and the questions answered. Examination questions will be handed out in advanced of the due date in time for students to ask questions about the examination in class and in office hours. 5. Note Taking and the Use of Lap-Top Computers Students are encouraged, in fact, expected to take notes in class and also take notes on the readings. Students may take notes in-class by any electronic means of their selection, from old-fashioned tape recorders to lap top notebooks. Students MAY NOT play video or internet games, read email, talk on cell phones, or "surf" the internet during class. The  professor will “tour” the classroom during the lectures and discussions to insure that students are complying with this requirement. 5. Class Attendance, Participation and Final Grade Computation Class attendance will be taken for each class. Students will receive a "bonus" in the computation of their final grade for high levels of class attendance. Class participating is highly encouraged, but students will not be penalized for not participating when called upon to do so if students are demonstrably chronically shy. However, their inability to  participate to participate due to lack of preparation will be noted. In the computation of the final grade, the mid-term grade counts for 35% of the grade, the final 55%, and class attendance, 10%.
 
 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Syllabus of Readings, Examinations, And Program Review Due Dates The Required Books: “Sociology of Mental Disorders”, 7
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 Edition, (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006), by William C. Cockerham, Ph.D. “Bad Boys, Bad Men: Confronting Antisocial Personal Disorder”, (Oxford University Press, 1999), by Donald W. Black, M.D. (with Lindon Larson) “Songs from the Black Chair: A Memoir of Mental Interiors”, (University of Nebraska Press, 2005), by Charles Barber The Optional Book (purchase not required, but recommended) “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association” (American Psychiatric Association, Washington, D.D., 2000) The Dates of Class Topics and Readings Assignments: January 8 and 10: The Problems of Mental Disorders Cockerham, Chapter 1 January 15 and 17: Typology of Mental Disorders Required Reading: Cockerham, Chapters 2 and 3 Optional reading: AMA’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR” January 22 and 24: Typology of Mental Disorder (cont.’d) Cockerham, Chapters 2 and 3 Optional Reading: AMA’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-TR” January 29 and 31: Causes and Cures of Mental Disorders Cockerham, Chapters 3 and 4

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