Ateneo - UPO

Course

Psychiatry - ALESSANDRIA

Code

MS0097

Academic Year

2026/2027

Curriculum Year

2024/2025

Degree Programme

NURSING

Curriculum

000 - CORSO GENERICO

Course coordinator

Alessandra Bertozzi

Lecturers

Patrizia SANTINON

Credits

Lecture Hours

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

MED/25 - Psychiatry

Course Type

Single-subject learning activity

Course Delivery

OBB - Obbligatoria

Year

Teaching period

Secondo Semestre

Campus

ALESSANDRIA

Teaching language

Italian

Course Contents

The course covers the understanding and teaching of major mental illnesses (schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder) and minor disorders (anxiety disorders, eating disorders, substance use and abuse, personality disorders, disorders of the extremes of life). Notions are also provided on how the relationship is important in relating to patients suffering from psychiatric illnesses within the health profession.

Reference Texts

Eugenio Torre - Appunti di Psichiatria e Psicologia Clinica a cura di Carmen Usai e Patrizia Zeppegno - Aracne Editrice - 2010

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of the course are:
- to know the psychic functions both as single entities and as a complex set of activities from which subjective experiences arise and the relationship life of the human being.
- to learn the main pathological changes of the aforesaid functions and their reflection on behavior, knowing how to recognize and research the manifestations through the semiological techniques peculiar to psychiatry.
- be able to orientate themselves in the nosography of psychic disorders by learning to recognize the main psychiatric syndromes, indicating their preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitation guidelines.
- demonstrate that they are able to recognize situations of psychological distress in general medicine and to be able to operate correctly.

Prerequisites

Not provided

Teaching Methods

Presentations in MS-Power Point format. Movie vision.

Additional Information

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Assessment Methods

Learning assessment is achieved through a single exam covering all course subjects. The test consists of 54 multiple-choice questions, of which only one is correct, and three open-ended questions, structured as case studies in which students will apply their acquired knowledge. The three open-ended questions will focus on one case study from Therapeutic Education, one from Family and Community Nursing, and one from Mental Health Nursing. To evaluate the open-ended questions, instructors have specific grading grids available that take into account the data collected, objectives, interventions, strategies, and the final evaluation of the case study. Correct multiple-choice questions are worth 1 point; open-ended questions can earn a maximum of 10 points per question. A maximum total score of 84 points is awarded. A student passes the test if they obtain 60% of the total score and at least 30% of the individual subjects. Students have 105 minutes to complete the test. The test is administered in person on an online platform.

Detailed Syllabus

- Psychic functions
-Psicopathology
- Nosography
- Mood disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Neurotic disorders
- Elements of psychopharmacology
- Addiction disorders
- Eating disorders
Each psychiatric condition will be discussed also in the perspective of gender medicine.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Procurement of:
-Learning ability
-Knowledge and ability to understand
-Autonomy of judgment, skills in approaching patients with psychiatric disorders.
- Communication skills.

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