Psychiatric and neurological sciences 4Module psychiatry
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Rosaria Alba Maria FURNARIExpected Learning Outcomes
Mental illness: diagnosis and treatment
Course Structure
Lectures; Psychiatry Clinic activities
Required Prerequisites
No
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory in-person (preferred) or online.
Detailed Course Content
Description of the main psychiatric disorders and their psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and rehabilitative treatment.
Textbook Information
Cinzia Bressi, Giordano Invernizi Psichiatria e Psicologia Clinica 5e ed. Mc Graw Hill Education
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DSM 5 | |
| 2 | General psychopathology and psychiatric semiotics. | |
| 3 | Neurocognitive disorders. | |
| 4 | Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. | |
| 5 | Mood disorders. | |
| 6 | Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. | |
| 7 | Somatic symptom disorders. | |
| 8 | Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders. | |
| 9 | Substance-related disorders. | |
| 10 | Eating disorders | |
| 11 | Personality disorders | |
| 12 | Psychotherapies. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
In-course oral assessment
Oral examination
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Which are the causes of schizophrenia?
In which psychiatric disorders can delusions be present?
How do cultural factors influence psychiatric diagnoses?