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

Epidemiology of mental disorder in the general population, in primary care and in the general hospital. Diagnostic criteria in psychiatry.

Descriptive psychopathology: the signs and symptoms of mental disorders.

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Mood disorders.

Anxiety disorders.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Trauma- and stressor-related disorders.

Personality disorders. 

Eating disorders.

Substance use disorders and behavioural addictions.

Treatments in Psychiatry: psychotropic drugs (antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, sedatives-hypnotics), psychotherapies.

Readings/Bibliography

N.L. Burton. Psychiatry (second edition). Wiley-Blackwell 2010.

Teaching methods

Traditional classes.
Teacher-led discussion on clinical cases.

Assessment methods

Test with 30 multiple choice quizzes distributed among all the topics covered in class. Each correct answer is worth 1 point, while the wrong answer does not give a score. The test is considered to have been passed with 18 correct answers.

Teaching tools

Presentations of the lessons in PowerPoint. Material provided during lectures and in-depth meetings. The material is available to students and can be downloaded from a dedicated online space.

Office hours

See the website of Marco Menchetti