APPLIED PSYCHIATRY
cod. PC1010852

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Paolo OSSOLA
Academic discipline
Psichiatria (MED/25)
Field
Interdisciplinari e cliniche
Type of training activity
Characterising
10 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
hub: PIACENZA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: MEDICAL CLINIC

Learning objectives

to give the student the basic knowledge and understanding of the major (uncommon, but severe) and common psychiatric disorders and basic psychiatric therapeutic strategies and tools.The course has also the objective to provide the students with basic judging on psychiatric patient, with tools for a correct communication on psychiatric issue

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Approach to the patient with psiachiatric problems.

Full programme

Mental status examination: delusion, hallucination, mood. Psychotic disorders: schizophrenia and paranoia. Affective disorders: bipolar and unipolar. Anxiety disorders: panic, generalized anxiety, social phobia, post-traumatic, obsessive-compulsive. Eating disorders: nervosa anorexia and bulimia. Personality disorder: borderline. Therapeutic relationship and psychoeducation. Milieu therapy. Clinical psychopharmacology: antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepines

Bibliography

Bogetto F, Maina G, Elementi di psichiatria, Minerva Medica, Iii edizione, 201

Teaching methods

Lessons with slides and videos and discussion with students

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam on the whole program in one single session with other sections of clinical medicine integrated course. The knowledge and understanding of the subjects included in the program, reasoning capacity on the problems of psychiatric patients, the acquisition of a correct terminology. Final score results from academic board consultation, based on the grading obtained in each course section

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Heath and well being. Education of high quality. Gender equality.