PSYCHOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION
cod. 22053

Academic year 2008/09
3° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Psicologia clinica (M-PSI/08)
Field
Formazione interdisciplinare
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

GOALS:  The intention of the course is to provide the student with basic skills for recognizing the etiopathogenetic dynamics of substance addiction, clinical aspects and severe personality disorders in their correlations with the use of substances.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br />CONTENTS:  - History of substance addiction- Clinical pharmacological aspects- The bio-psycho-social approach to drug addiction- The pathological addiction clinic- Psychiatric co-morbidity- Organization of services and legislation- Theory and practice of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in substance addiction

Full programme

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Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY:  - P.E. DIMAURO., V. PATUSSI, Dipendenze. Manuale teorico-pratico per operatori, Roma, Carocci Editore, 1999

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