73979 - Psychodrugs in Child Neuropsychiatry

Learning outcomes

This course will focus on neurologic and psychiatric pathologies of childhood and adolescence, including epilepsy, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, tic and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, mood disorders and threapeutic options including antiepileptic, psychostimulants, typical and typical neuroleptics, antidepressant drugs. Students will strengthen their understanding and knowledge of the clinical pictures, pharmacological treatments of the examined disorders.

Course contents

Neurologic and psychiatric pathologies in childhood and adolescence that need psychopharmaceuticals as antiepileptics, psychostimulants, typical and atypical neuroleptics, antidepressant drugs

The use of psychopharmaceuticals in childhood and adolescence

Comorbidity and psychopharmaceuticals

Indications and safeness of psychopharmaceuticals in childhood and adolescence

Readings/Bibliography

Lecture notes; recommended publications on PUBMED.

The teaching material presented during the lessons will be made available to the students on Platform Virtual Learning Environment.

Teaching methods

Lectures with Q&A sessions, for a total of 8 contact hours.

Assessment methods

Students must attend at least 70% of the course contact hours in order to take the course qualification.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Video recording, PC.

Office hours

See the website of Antonia Parmeggiani