69991 - Developmental Psychopathology.

Learning outcomes

Academic Year 2019/2020 Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to introduce students to developmental psychopathology. Students will be able to: -recognize biological, enviromental, and cultural factors that influence children and adolescent mental disorders; -identify simptoms of each developmental disorder and criteria that are used to define and diagnose it; - know evidence based practices for treatment and prevetnion of developmetal psycopathologies.

Course contents

Course contents

The course of developmental Psychopathology will take place during the first semester (from October 2017 to november 2017) at the Cesena Campus of the School of Psychology and Education (address: Piazza Aldo Moro, 90 Cesena (FC))
Following the developmental psychopathology framework, this course will be focused on the origins and developing of a range of emotional and behavioural problems during childhood and adolescence. The development and diagnostic features of major childhood and adolescence mental disorders will be addressed. For each of these disorders, symptoms, prevalence, associated disorders, risk and protective factors, and approaches to treatment will be examined.
Description of developmental disorders will be followed by interactive cases exemplifications.

Readings/Bibliography

Readings/Bibliography

Essential textbooks Lambruschi Furio "Psicoterapia Cognitiva dell'Età evolutiva. procedure di assessment e strategie terapeutiche". Bollati Boringhieri Ed., 2014 DSM 5 Manuale Diagnostico e Statistico dei Disturbi Mentali. Raffaello Cortina Editore, 2014. 5° Edizione. Classificazione Statistica Internazionale delle Malattie e dei Problemi Sanitari Correlati (ICD 10), Edizione 2000
Additional readings  SINPIA 2005 Linee Guida sui Disturbi Depressivi in Età Evolutiva, SINPIA 2007 Conferenza Nazionale di Consenso: Indicazioni e strategie terapeutiche per i bambini e gli adolescenti con disturbo da deficit di attenzione e iperattività. Cagliari, 6-7 Marzo 2003. Consensus Conference sui "Disturbi Specifici di Apprendimento" Sistema Nazionale per le Linee Guida 2010
- Other textbooks or national or international scientific papers will be given during the course.

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures

Assessment methods

Assessment methods

The final evaluation  consists  in a written exam with 30 multiple choise questions. Each correct answer gives student one point and the final mark is given by the sum of the obtained points.

Teaching tools

Slides, PC, slide projector

Office hours

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