Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Course Code: HTR550
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To increase the student knowledge and skills using the basic principles of epidemiology and research methods to develop solutions to the problems of community mental health nursing in Turkey and the world.

Course Content

During this course students study the conceptualization, etiology, and prevalence of mental illness in society.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain basic concepts of psychiatric epidemiology
2.To be able to realize the importance of the science of epidemiology in planning community mental health services
3.To be able to calculate rates of incidence and prevalence of diseases important for community mental health
4.To be able to interpret rates and percentages of psychiatric epidemiology
5.To be able to know research methods of psychiatric epidemiology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksakoğlu D.: Bulaşıcı Hastalıklarla Savaş İlkeleri, Hacettepe Üniv.DSÖHiz. Araştırma Merkezi Yayını no:3, Ankara, 1983.
2.Gülesen Ö.: Epidemiyoloji. Bursa Ü. Yayınları No: 23. üniversite basımevi 1981.
3.Akbulut T., Sabuncu M.: Epidemiyoloji Prensip ve Uygulamaları Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 1993.
4.Tezcan S.: Epidemiyoloji, Tıbbi Araştırmaların Yöntem Bilimi. Halk Sağlığı Vakfı, Meteksan, Ankara 1992
5.Dirican R., Bilgel N.: Halk Sağlığı (Toplum Hekimliği) 3.baskı, Uludağ Üni. Basımevi, Bursa. 1993.
6.Ucvghan,J,P., M R.H.Bölge Sağlık Yönetiminde Epidemıyoloji El kitabı
7.Güler, Ç., Akın L. (2006) Halk Sağlığı Temel Bilgiler, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Ankara
8.Bilir. N Güler.Ç. Epidemiyoloji Hatiboğlu Yayınevi 1989.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The development of the psychiatric epidemiology(Definition of psychiatric epidemiology, history, approaches and strategies
Week 2 - Theoretical
Community Mental Health Services planning and health policies the importance of the science of epidemiology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Condition of mental disorders in the world and in our country
Week 4 - Theoretical
Etiology, incidence and prevalence of mental disorders in society
Week 5 - Theoretical
Etiology, incidence and prevalence of mental disorders in society
Week 6 - Theoretical
Standardization techniques of community mental health and disease rates life table techniques and the use
Week 7 - Theoretical
Strategies in psychiatric epidemiology plan an epidemiological research descriptive epidemiology(person, place, time factors)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Strategies in psychiatric epidemiology plan an epidemiological research descriptive epidemiology (person, place, time factors) (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analytic epidemiology (case control, cohort, cross-sectional)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analytic epidemiology (case control, cohort, cross-sectional)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Experimental research Methodological research
Week 12 - Theoretical
Discussion of the research samples Plan an Epidemiological research
Week 13 - Theoretical
Discussion of the research sample epidemiological research planning
Week 14 - Theoretical
Epidemiological records
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142142
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)94
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-3
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OÇ-1
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3
3
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3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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