An Overview of Psychiatry

Instructor: Dr. Michael Eleff

January 26, 28, 30  |  1-3 p.m.

This three-session course offers an accessible, insightful look into the world of modern psychiatry. We’ll begin by exploring psychiatry’s role as a medical specialty and its relationship to other mental health professions. You’ll gain a clear understanding of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment—including how medication and psychotherapy can work together.

We will also examine timely and challenging topics, such as Medical Assistance in Dying and whether it should—or should not—include those with mental illness, viewed through medical, legal, and ethical lenses. Additional discussions will reflect participants’ interests and Dr. Eleff’s decades of experience.

 

Dr. Michael Eleff is a senior, semi-retired academic psychiatrist. He has practiced and taught in Winnipeg, Canada since 1981.  After 35 years in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, he moved to a part-time community-based practice in 2016. His clinical work and teaching have focused on integrating psychotherapeutic approaches and medication treatment in the care of adults with a wide variety of mental disorders. He has taught this course in Canada and Palm Springs, California.