The psychosocial and biological mechanisms that interact to influence health outcomes. Cultural, political, socioeconomic, and psychological factors that can impact the biological mechanisms underlying both mental and physical health; epigenetic and genetic alterations; implications for psychosocial interventions. Precludes additional credit for HLTH 4402 (no longer offered). Prerequisite(s): HLTH 2002 and HLTH 2003 or permission of the department. Lecture and seminar three hours a week.
The psychosocial and biological mechanisms that interact to influence health outcomes. Cultural, political, socioeconomic, and psychological factors that can impact the biological mechanisms underlying both mental and physical health; epigenetic and genetic alterations; implications for psychosocial interventions. Precludes additional credit for HLTH 4402 (no longer offered). Prerequisite(s): HLTH 2002 and HLTH 2003 or permission of the department. Lecture and seminar three hours a week.