- Docente: Michele Sanza
- Credits: 8
- SSD: MED/25
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Psychological sciences and techniques (cod. 8774)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the training activity, the student: a) is able to analyze the interaction of the bio-psycho-socio-environmental factors in relation to health and mental health; b) knows / uses clinical elements and diagnostic tools to evaluate mental distress and mental disorder; c) knows / uses the techniques for the personalized planning of the therapeutic treatment
Course contents
History of Psychiatry
- psychiatric treatments in history
- evolution of the treatments
- from psychiatric hospital to the community system
- Italian legislation on Mental Health and Pathological Addiction
- organization of Mental Health Services and Pathological Dependencies in Italy
Prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health;
Semeiology and psychopathology;
- general psychopathology of psychic functions
- signs and symptoms of mental disorders
Mental disorders and treatments:
-Phenomenology, course and treatment of:
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mood disorders
- Schizophrenic disorder
- Personality disorders
- Eating behavior disorders
Pathological addictions and the organization of services:
- Etiopathogenesis of Addiction
- Psychotherapeutic approaches
- Addiction Services
Readings/Bibliography
- De Plato G. e Berardi D., (2015), Elementi di Psichiatria. Bononia University Press, Bologna
- Sanza M., Asioli F. e Ferrannini L., (2010), Il Disturbo Borderline di Personalità continuità e discontinuità nel trattamento. Centro scientifico editore.
Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons
- Presentation of clinical cases
- Discussion in the classroom
Assessment methods
- multiple-choice written exam with 30 quizzes (4 answers) lasting 30 minutes.
- Each correct answer is 1 point; the wrong answer is 0 points.
Office hours
See the website of Michele Sanza