a. To understand and appraise the core scientific fundaments of clinical psychiatry b. To gain advanced knowledge in psychopathology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. c. To be able to diagnose, formulate a prognosis and treatment plan for the most important psychiatric conditions.
Course Prerequisites
a.Advanced understanding of clinical reasoning b.Knowledge of fundamental neurological disorders c.Advanced pharmacological and neurophysiological knowledge
Teaching Methods
Frontal lectures, clinical case vignettes
Assessment Methods
Written exam with 2 open questions and 3 closed questions (multiple choice). Open questions award 10 points each and closed questions 4 points each. The exam may be consulted by students upon request.
Texts
Psychiatry Textbook by Neel Burton
Contents
1. History of psychiatry 2. Psychopathology 3. Psychiatric therapies 4. Organic psychiatric disorders 5. Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders 6. Substance abuse disorders 7. Affective and anxiety disorders 8. Autism spectrum disorders 9. Ethnopsychiatry and eating disorders 10. Personality, sleep, and sexual disorders 11. Clinical cases
