00867 - Psychiatry

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student has knowledge, as far as he is competent, relating to the field of psychiatry, medical psychopathology, psychosomatics, psychotherapy, psychiatric pharmacotherapy, psychiatric aspects of medical psychology and social psychiatry.

Course contents

Impact of mental disorders in the population
Comorbidity between mental disorders and chronic medical diseases
Anxiety
Depression 
Psychosis 
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Personality Disorders
Alcohol/Substance Use Disorders
Behavioral disorders
Psychiatric pharmacotherapy: antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, sedatives-hypnotics

Readings/Bibliography

Brambilla P. Manuale di Psichiatria Clinica/Essentials. Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2020.

Teaching methods

Traditional classes.
Teacher-led discussion on clinical cases.

Assessment methods

Test with 20 multiple choice quizzes distributed among all the topics covered in class. Each correct answer is worth 1.5 point, while the wrong answer does not give a score. The test is considered to have been passed with 12 correct answers.

Thirty with distinction is conferred on the basis of a collegial evaluation of the grade of the 3 courses that make up the integrated course.

Teaching tools

Presentations of the lessons in PowerPoint. Material provided during lectures. The material is available to students and can be downloaded from a dedicated online space (https://virtuale.unibo.it).

Office hours

See the website of Marco Menchetti