In Epidemiological Research in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology students will learn the methods and principles of epidemiological research in clinical and developmental psychopathology.
Course Description
Students will learn what the contribution of epidemiological research has been to our knowledge about etiology, diagnostics, prognosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children, adolescents and adults. The students will learn the most basic skills in conducting epidemiological research and to judge the quality of epidemiological research from other researchers. We will also focus on the principles and criteria for causality, internal and external validity, different types of errors, confounding, and effect modification. Furthermore, we will teach students basic statistical methods needed for conducting research in developmental and clinical psychopathology. Finally, students will develop a clear understanding of how a research question can be studied within an appropriate design, using relevant statistical methods, which will be reported in a method section of a paper.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Psychology
- Type of education: Seminar and lectures
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria
- Concluding assessment: Yes
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
Students will learn what the contribution of epidemiological research has been to our knowledge about etiology, diagnostics, prognosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders in children, adolescents and adults. The students will learn the most basic skills in conducting epidemiological research and to judge the quality of epidemiological research from other researchers. We will also focus on the principles and criteria for causality, internal and external validity, different types of errors, confounding, and effect modification. Furthermore, we will teach students basic statistical methods needed for conducting research in developmental and clinical psychopathology. Finally, students will develop a clear understanding of how a research question can be studied within an appropriate design, using relevant statistical methods, which will be reported in a method section of a paper.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: Psychology
- Type of education: Seminar and lectures
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria
- Concluding assessment: Yes
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Contact the course coordinator for registration
Prof. dr. Anja C. Huizink