Psychosocial Pathologies

Aga Khan University

Duane Rousselle 

​

A course delivered to students in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at the Aga Khan University. This course provides essential and introductory coordinates for navigating classical and contemporary topics in psychosocial pathologies. It explores the social utility of symptoms while also emphasizing the symptom's non-social residue. It engages practical discussions in clinical topics such as preliminary sessions, termination of treatment, differential diagnosis, new symptoms, the centrality of patient testimony, and the case study methodology.