Learning objectives
The course is aimed to make the students able to recognize people with mental disorders, to address a correct diagnosis and psychopharmacological treatment, as well as to make an adequate project of care.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
The first part of the classes will address the fundamental principles of psychopathology such as alterations of consciousness, attention, memory, perception, thought, instinct, affect, volition.
The second part of the classes will address the principal mental disorders such as substance abuse disorders, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and personality disorders.
The third part of the classes will address the fundamental principles of treatment of mental disorders (pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy).
The fourth part of the classes will address the organization of the Department of Mental Health
Full programme
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Bibliography
Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry. Wolters Kluwer Health, 2021
Teaching methods
Lessons and attendance of services of Department of Mental Health.
Lectures will be held on-site Supporting material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations, audio-video aids or video-recordings.
Assessment methods and criteria
In progress evaluation isn't scheduled.
The final examination consists in a multiple choice test with 60 questions, concerning the program of the course. The time available is 90 min. The exam has a positive result if the student gives the correct answers to at least 36 questions. The final result depends on the number of the correct answers above the cut-off.
The final examination evaluates the student's knowledge, acquired during the study, about the ability to recognize mental disorders, to differentiate mental disorders from social discomfort, to plan an adequate program of care or to refer subjects to Department of Mental Health.
According to the pandemic emergency, the final examination might be performed through a online, in-person or mixed mode. The method chosen will be announced through esse3 system in advance of the examination.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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