Neuroscience and Mental Health
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with a general understanding of psychopathology and the main psychiatric disorders. In addition, students will gain a general understanding of neurobiological models underlying aspects of human behaviour.
Expected learning outcomes
The course requires basic biological and psychological knowledge. Students must understand and be able to illustrate the clinical aspects of the main psychiatric disorders. They will have to acquire a reasoning method that allows them to interpret human behavioural aspects on the basis of neurobiological models.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2021/22 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation.
Course syllabus
Psychiatry (24 hours)
- History of Psychiatry and Nosography: 4 hours
- General Psychopathology and Delirium: 4 hours
- Schizophrenia: 2 hours
- Mood Disorders: 2 hours
- Anxiety Disorders: 2 hours
- ADHD: 1 hour
- Eating Disorders: 1 hour
- Personality Disorders: 2 hours
- Substance Misuse: 2 hours
- Pharmacological Treatments: 3 hours
- Compulsory Hospitalization and Organization of Mental Health Management: 1 hour
Neuroscience (16 hours)
- Which Biomarkers for Unipolar Depression? 4 hours
- Is There an Association between Immune System and Substance-Induced Psychosis? 2 hours
- Outcome Predictors in Bipolar Disorder: 2 hours
- Internet Addiction: Is this condition Treatable? 2 hours
- Air Pollution and Mental Health: 2 hours
- The Neurobiology of Parenthood and Romantic Love: 2 hours
- The Neurobiology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: 2 hours
- History of Psychiatry and Nosography: 4 hours
- General Psychopathology and Delirium: 4 hours
- Schizophrenia: 2 hours
- Mood Disorders: 2 hours
- Anxiety Disorders: 2 hours
- ADHD: 1 hour
- Eating Disorders: 1 hour
- Personality Disorders: 2 hours
- Substance Misuse: 2 hours
- Pharmacological Treatments: 3 hours
- Compulsory Hospitalization and Organization of Mental Health Management: 1 hour
Neuroscience (16 hours)
- Which Biomarkers for Unipolar Depression? 4 hours
- Is There an Association between Immune System and Substance-Induced Psychosis? 2 hours
- Outcome Predictors in Bipolar Disorder: 2 hours
- Internet Addiction: Is this condition Treatable? 2 hours
- Air Pollution and Mental Health: 2 hours
- The Neurobiology of Parenthood and Romantic Love: 2 hours
- The Neurobiology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: 2 hours
Prerequisites for admission
The students should have basic knowledge of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuropsychopharmacology.
Teaching methods
The course will be conducted through lectures and workshops. Slides of lectures and workshops will be uploaded on Ariel.
Teaching Resources
References:
1. Sadock B and Sadock V. Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. 11th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014.
2. Burns T. Psychiatry. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2006.
3. Swaab D. We Are Our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's. Spiegel & Grau, 2014.
4. Leng G. The Hearth of the Brain. The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones. MIT Press, 2018
1. Sadock B and Sadock V. Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. 11th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014.
2. Burns T. Psychiatry. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2006.
3. Swaab D. We Are Our Brains: From the Womb to Alzheimer's. Spiegel & Grau, 2014.
4. Leng G. The Hearth of the Brain. The Hypothalamus and Its Hormones. MIT Press, 2018
Assessment methods and Criteria
The achievement of learning objectives will be verified through a written multiple-choice test (31 questions). The tests will be corrected immediately and the accuracy of at least 15 questions will allow to access to an oral interview that will define the final evaluation. The results of the written test will be announced to the students the same day after the correction.
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