BMRI5010 Brain & Mind Disorders in Childhood

The following outline is a guide to the topics that may be presented as part of the unit of study BMRI5010 Brain & Mind Disorders in Childhood, offered in Semester 1 only.

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Class Topic and Presenter

Week 1

Cognitive and language development in early childhood
Dr Antoinette Hodge and Rebecca Sutherland
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead

Week 2

Cognitive and language development in school-age children
Suzi Drevensek and Chelvi Ganesalingam
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 3

Fragile X
Dr Natalie Silove and Marcia Williamsz
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 4

Overview of Genetic Disorders associated with abnormal childhood development
Dr Michael Field
Royal North Shore Hospital

Week 5

Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Dr Simone Ardern-Holmes
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 6

Overview and Assessment of Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Rebecca Sutherland
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 7

Mood disorders (incl anxiety & Depression) and overview of psychological therapies
Dr Michelle Wong
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 8

The molecular neuropsychiatry of hope in children with chronic disease
Professor Ken Nunn
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 9

Attachment and its relationship on Child Development & Disruptive Disorders (inc. ADHD, ODD, CD)
Dr Chris Hardwick
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW)

Week 10

no presentations

Week 11

Psychiatric Assessment and Psychopharmacology in Childhood
Dr Andrew Parkin
Redbank House

Week 12

Child Development in Indigenous Populations and effect of poverty
Dr Jenny McDonald
Campbeltown Hospital

Week 13

The impact of parental mental illness on children
Dr Adrian Falkov
Redbank House