This course will explore the principles and procedures that govern mental health research by examining the different ways researchers study mental health phenomenon. In this course, students will learn the skills to engage in the scientific investigation of significant mental health problems, and dissemination strategies utilized to transfer empirical findings into mental health practice and policy development. This course emphasizes aspects of methodological design essential for conducting meta-analysis, treatment, prevention and epidemiological research that may be outside the scope of a general research course.