- Medicine and Surgery
- Single Cycle Master Degree (6 years)
- Medicine and Surgery [H4102D]
- Courses
- A.A. 2022-2023
- 5th year
- Psychiatry
- Summary
Course Syllabus
Aims
Define signs and symptoms in patients presenting with psychiatric disorders. Define the components of mental state examination using established terminology. Recognise physical signs and symptoms that accompany psychiatric disorders. Recognise and identify the different types of psychiatric disorders based on current classification systems (DSM-5-TR). Recognise and identify the effects of psychotropic medication during clinical examination.
Contents
A comprehensive overview on psychopathology, diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of main psychiatric disorders.
Detailed program
• The Psychiatric Interview
• The Mental State Examination
• Clinical cases on Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
• Clinical cases on Depression
• Clinical cases on Bipolar Disorders
• Clinical cases on Anxiety disorders
• Clinical cases on Obsessive compulsive disorders
• Clinical cases on Personality Disorders
• Clinical cases on Stress-related disorders
• Clinical cases on Substance Use Disorders
Prerequisites
Neuroscience I
Teaching form
Teaching will be based on frontal lessons, role-playing, and observation in clinical settings.
Textbook and teaching resource
Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry (7 edn)
Paul Harrison, Philip Cowen, Tom Burns, and Mina Fazel
Publisher: Oxford University Press Print Publication
Date: Oct 2017 Published online: Jan 2018
Print ISBN-13: 9780198747437
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198747437.001.0001
Semester
First Semester
Assessment method
Based on attendance and case presentation
Office hours
Appointments by email (ebondi@asst-pg23.it)