Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic discipline
M-PSI/08 (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience
Period
2nd semester (12/02/2024 - 31/05/2024)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Knowledge of general psychology (perception, emotion, attention, memory, reasoning) and the main statistical methods.
Learning outcomes
The course will consider psychopathology and related research methods.
Course contents
- Fundamentals of general psychopathology and clinical psychiatry (mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, substance use disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, dementias, eating disorders)
- - Research methodology in psychopathology (epidemiology, observational studies, clinical trials, meta-analyses)
Teaching methods
Lectures, in class discussions of scientific articles, and interactive work in groups.
Reccomended or required readings
Slides and scientific articles for discussion will be provided by the lecturer during the course.
Suggested book:
Neel Burton "Psychiatry, Third Edition"
Assessment methods
Written exam (30 multiple choice questions).
A maximum of 2 bonus points can be accumulated the presentation of an optional research project only for students who have attended at least 75% of the classes.
Further information
Students are expected to register for the course on the Kiro platform, where recorded lectures, slides, assigned readings and all other material will be made available.
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