The course of Psychiatry is a three months clinical course that provides 5th year students with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and appropriate referral of patients with mental health disorders. All major psychiatric diagnostic categories will be addressed, including the basis for a rational pharmacological and psychoterapeutic treatment, recalling basic communication skills. Though the focus is primarily on adults, there will be exposure to the care of adolescents when possible.
about the bio-psycho-social foundation of clinical medicine
communication skills in healthcare
a brief history of psychiatry
cognitive impairment
schizophrenia and related disorders
affective psychoses
suicide and parasuicide
anxiety disorders
personality disorders
eating, sleep, sexual disorders and substance misuse
autism spectrum disorders
psychopharmacology
psychotherapy
rehabilitation in psychiatry
lectures; audio and videorecorded interview with real patients; role-playing
Neel Burton, Psychiatry 2nd edition, Wiley-Blackwell.
Ane Haaland and Sassy Molyneux, Quality information in field research, WHO.
Pierluigi Politi, Ri-pensare il paziente, PUP (English translation)
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