- Docente: Diana De Ronchi
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/25
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)
Learning outcomes
Describe the clinical manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, natural history, diagnosis, staging and management of the major pshychiatric disorders, with emphasis on those most commonly encountered in the clinical practice. Identify the major diagnostic and therapeutic options for each encountered clinical scenario, and discuss their benefits and limitations. Summarize decision-making algorithms for a correct differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choice. Present and critically analyze clinical cases, discuss the differential diagnosis, and formulate appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for each case (Problem-Based Learning).
Course contents
Psychiatric History and Mental Status Examination
Physical Illness and Psychiatric Disorder
Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry
Classification in Psychiatry
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Emergency Psychiatric Medicine
Readings/Bibliography
Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry (last edition)
or
Kaplan & Sadock's Pocket Handbook of Clinical Psychiatry (last edition)
Teaching methods
The classroom theory lessons are alternated with practical exercises
Assessment methods
The Commission consists of at least two components; the oral examination lasts for at least 20 minutes.
Office hours
See the website of Diana De Ronchi