Module Details

Psychiatry

MS0097

Course
Psychiatry
Code
MS0097
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2019/2020
Degree Programme
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
3
Lecture Hours
30
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/25 - Psychiatry
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
5
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The course program includes:
Historical evolution of psychiatry and psychotherapy.
Elements of general psychopathology.
The psychiatric interview.
The psychiatric clinic and the main psychiatric disorders (mood disorders; schizophrenic spectrum disorders; delirium and psycho-organic syndromes; psychic disorders secondary to physical illnesses; substance use disorders, personality disorders).
The problem of suicide.
Interventions in psychiatry: psychopharmacological (anxiolytic, antipsychotic, antidepressant, mood stabilizer), psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions.
Compulsory Treatment.
Elements of forensic psychiatry.
Reference Texts
Eugenio Torre - Appunti di Psichiatria e Psicologia Clinica a cura di Carmen Usai e Patrizia Zeppegno - Aracne Editrice
Learning Outcomes
The objectives of the Integrated Psychiatry Course require the student to acquire concepts on:
• the main aspects of the "therapeutic relationship" in the diagnosis and treatment pathways;
• conducting a psychiatric interview within the doctor-patient relationship;
• specific symptoms of psychiatric diagnostic categories and the relationship between symptoms and disorders and recognition and classification of the main psychopathological pictures found in the setting of general medicine and hospital;
• general information on the biopsychosocial therapeutic project in psychiatry: pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and psychorehabilitation.
• models of connection and integration between medical and psychiatric services, orienting themselves in the modality of requesting psychiatric consultancy and joint work in psychiatry and liaison medicine.
Prerequisites
No
Teaching Methods
Presentations in MS-Power Point format. Viewing of film clips. Reading of scientific articles.
Additional Information
no
Assessment Methods
The exam will focus on the topics in the program and will be carried out through a written test lasting two hours, divided as follows: 1) clinical case (7.5 points) 2) set of 20 multiple choice questions (7.5 points; 0.375 points for each answer correct) 3) two open questions (15 points in total).
Learning is assessed on the basis of the correctness of the contents of the answers provided by the student, the logical presentation of the contents, the property of language. The questions may concern all the topics included in the didactic program with prevalent attention to the topics dealt with during the lectures. Verification of learning through the exam will propose a mark out of thirty. The exam is passed if the final grade is 18/30 or higher. Top marks with honors (30/30 with honors) will be assigned.
Detailed Syllabus
The course program includes:
Historical evolution of psychiatry and psychotherapy.
Elements of general psychopathology.
The psychiatric interview.
The psychiatric clinic and the main psychiatric disorders (mood disorders; schizophrenic spectrum disorders; delirium and psycho-organic syndromes; psychic disorders secondary to physical illnesses; substance use disorders, personality disorders).
The problem of suicide.
Interventions in psychiatry: psychopharmacological (anxiolytic, antipsychotic, antidepressant, mood stabilizer), psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions.
Compulsory Treatment
Elements of forensic psychiatry.
Expected Learning Outcomes
The expected learning outcomes are consistent with the general provisions found within the European Qualifications Framework (Dublin descriptors) relating to knowledge and understanding.
At the end of the course, the student must be able to demonstrate that, thanks to the content of the lessons and the study of the recommended bibliography, knowledge and understanding relating to the main psychiatric clinical pictures, their diagnosis, their treatment and care their patients, including crisis management; must also have acquired knowledge and understanding of the historical, organizational, institutional aspects of Italian psychiatry and the main topics relating to the TSO and forensic psychiatry; must be able to apply the knowledge and understanding skills acquired in relation to the issues of psychiatric clinic, in professional situations, as well as in supporting, with mastery of the topics, discussions and solving problems in their field of study; must have acquired the ability to request specialist advice, collect and interpret data relating to the above topics, in order to be able to draw their own conclusions and to reflect on topics relating to the field of study; must be able to communicate information and ideas, be able to manage problems and solutions to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors, in the working environment as well as within the service network; must have developed the learning skills necessary to manage the study in the psychiatric field with a good degree of autonomy
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