PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Module PSYCHIATRY

Students will develop and demonstrate knowledge in the following specific areas:

1. The major theoretical approaches to understanding the patient-doctor relationship;
2. The biological, genetic, psychological, sociocultural, economic, ethnic, gender, religious/spiritual, sexual orientation, and family factors that significantly influence physical and psychological development throughout the life cycle;
3. The fundamental principles of the epidemiology, etiologies, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all major psychiatric disorders in the current standard diagnostic statistical manual, including the biological, psychological, sociocultural, and iatrogenic factors that affect the prevention, incidence, prevalence and long-term course and treatment of psychiatric disorders and conditions;
4. The use, reliability, and validity of the generally accepted diagnostic techniques, including physical examination of the patient, laboratory testing, imaging, neurophysiologic and neuropsychological testing, and psychological testing

The lectures will be frontal, there will also interactive discussions about clinical cases. Mandatory attendance.

 **Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

1. Major theoretical approach in Psychiatry

2. PSYCHIATRIC SEMEIOTICS 

Appearance, Motor activity, Mimic, Language, Behavior, Psychiatric history

3. Psychopathology 

Attention, Consciousness, Memory, Perception, Thought, Affectivity, aggressive or violent behavior, Intelligence.

4. CLINIC FEATURES

a) CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - DSM 5 (A.P.A.); ICD-10 (O.M.S.) 

b) DEMENTIA, DELIRIUM Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy 

c) RELATED SUBSTANCES: ALCOHOL, AMPHETAMIN, CAFFEINE, CANNABIS, COCAINE, HALLUCINOGENES, INHANTS, NICOTINE, OPPIACEI, PHENICLIDINE, SEDATIVES, HYPNOTICS OR ANSIOLITHICS. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy 

d) SCHIZOPHRENIA Epidemiology, risk factors and etiopathogenetic hypotheses, symptomatology (initial period, state period, course and outcome), clinical forms, prognosis, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, therapy. 

e) OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS:  Nosography, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures and forms, Diagnosis, Course, Prognosis, Therapy. 

f) MOOD DISORDERS Epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical pictures (depressive episode, manic episode Hypomania, mixed states), diagnosis, differential diagnosis, course (unipolar, dysthymic, Bipolar, Cyclothymic, Rapid Cycles, Seasonal Affective), Prognosis, Therapy. 

g) ANXIETY  DISORDERS: PANIC ATTAC, AGORAPHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPECIFIC PHOBIA; GENERALIZED ANXIETY; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ANXIETY DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION; ANXIETY INDUCED BY SUBSTANCES. Historical and nosographic notes, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course,

m) EATING DISORDERS: 

ANOREXIA; BULIMIA, BINGE EATING DISORDERS Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, differential, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy. 

n) PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Diagnosis and diagnosis GROUP A (Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypic); B (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic); GROUP C (Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive) Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy.

5. TREATMENT a) PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY;  b) PSYCHOTHERAPY c) SOMATIC THERAPIES d) Psychiatric and psychosocial rehabilitation 

6. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT of MENTAL HEALTH; MANDATORY MEDICAL TREATMENT

 Manuale di psichiatria di Angela Favaro, Fabio Sambataro

 Editore: Piccin-Nuova Libraria  Data di Pubblicazione: novembre 2021. ISBN: 8829932086