Psychiatry and Behavioral Psychology
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with:
i) the scientific and cultural tools about physiopathology, psychopathology, clinical aspects and therapeutic strategies of the main psychiatric disorders;
ii) information concerning the main models of the mind, the related psychotherapeutic interventions and the main psycho-diagnostic tools;
iii) the deontological and legal aspects of the psychiatric care in Italy.
i) the scientific and cultural tools about physiopathology, psychopathology, clinical aspects and therapeutic strategies of the main psychiatric disorders;
ii) information concerning the main models of the mind, the related psychotherapeutic interventions and the main psycho-diagnostic tools;
iii) the deontological and legal aspects of the psychiatric care in Italy.
Expected learning outcomes
Students have acquired the tools:
i) to identify the main psychiatric disorders;
ii) to choose the therapeutic strategies;
iii) to act directly or by referring the patient to the appropriate health care professionals accordingly to the deontological and legal aspects of the psychiatric care in Italy.
i) to identify the main psychiatric disorders;
ii) to choose the therapeutic strategies;
iii) to act directly or by referring the patient to the appropriate health care professionals accordingly to the deontological and legal aspects of the psychiatric care in Italy.
Lesson period: First 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
Prerequisites for admission
It is highly advisable to have completed courses and exams up to the fourth year
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam consists in the oral discussion of a clinical case, during which the semeiological, diagnostic and clinical-therapeutic skills of the student will be evaluated by the Commission.
There are no ongoing tests.
The evaluation, which includes the topics of the course, is communicated immediately at the end of the oral exam.
There are no ongoing tests.
The evaluation, which includes the topics of the course, is communicated immediately at the end of the oral exam.
Psychiatry
Course syllabus
Nosographic systems and diagnosis in psychiatry
Psychopathology
The interview and the collection of the anamnesis; Indications for investigations
Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Anxiety Disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Drug Treatment Related Disorders
Disorders related to traumatic and stressful events
Somatic Symptom Disorders and Related Disorders
Eating Disorders
Spectrum Disorders of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders and their Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatments
Psychoactive substance use disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Personality Disorders their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for each Disorder, the following will be treated: the clinic (anamnesis, symptoms, course, prognosis, epidemiology), instrumental investigations if indicated and pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies
The organization of psychiatric services - TSO and ASO
Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Experimental Studies
Psychopathology
The interview and the collection of the anamnesis; Indications for investigations
Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Anxiety Disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Drug Treatment Related Disorders
Disorders related to traumatic and stressful events
Somatic Symptom Disorders and Related Disorders
Eating Disorders
Spectrum Disorders of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders and their Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Treatments
Psychoactive substance use disorders and their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments
Personality Disorders their pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for each Disorder, the following will be treated: the clinic (anamnesis, symptoms, course, prognosis, epidemiology), instrumental investigations if indicated and pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies
The organization of psychiatric services - TSO and ASO
Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Experimental Studies
Teaching methods
Each credit includes hours of frontal and innovative teaching. The innovative teaching activities consist in the deepening of specific topics of the course syllabus, that will be selected by the students and the teacher. Such activity will be carried out in active collaboration between students and teacher.
Innovative teaching: some scientific papers will be delivered to small groups of students, each of them having the task to draw up a mini-review.
Mini-reviews will be analyzed and considered for the purpose of the exam.
Lectures and analysis of clinical cases
Innovative teaching: some scientific papers will be delivered to small groups of students, each of them having the task to draw up a mini-review.
Mini-reviews will be analyzed and considered for the purpose of the exam.
Lectures and analysis of clinical cases
Teaching Resources
Kaplan & Sadock's Concise Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry, 4e
By Benjamin Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock and Pedro Ruiz - February 2017
Manuale di Psichiatria Clinica. Edizioni Minerva Medica. 2019
Robert B. White - Robert M. Gilliland I MECCANISMI DI DIFESA Ed Astrolabio
By Benjamin Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock and Pedro Ruiz - February 2017
Manuale di Psichiatria Clinica. Edizioni Minerva Medica. 2019
Robert B. White - Robert M. Gilliland I MECCANISMI DI DIFESA Ed Astrolabio
Clinical psychology
Course syllabus
Models of the mind, psychopathology and therapy: fundamentals of psychodynamic, systemic-family, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, notes on group psychotherapy
Defense mechanisms: theoretical reference model, physiology and psychopathology of behavior, discussion of clinical cases
Addictions: psychological, motivational and treatment etiological aspects
Psychological evaluation: use of psychometric, projective, neuropsychological tests
The clinical psychological work with the organic patient
Defense mechanisms: theoretical reference model, physiology and psychopathology of behavior, discussion of clinical cases
Addictions: psychological, motivational and treatment etiological aspects
Psychological evaluation: use of psychometric, projective, neuropsychological tests
The clinical psychological work with the organic patient
Teaching methods
Each credit includes hours of frontal and innovative teaching. The innovative teaching activities consist in the deepening of specific topics of the course syllabus, that will be selected by the students and the teacher. Such activity will be carried out in active collaboration between students and teacher.
Lectures and analysis of clinical cases
Lectures and analysis of clinical cases
Teaching Resources
Spiegel D., Classen C.
TERAPIA DI GRUPPO PER PAZIENTI ONCOLOGICI. MANUALE DI INTERVENTO PSICOSOCIALE BASATO SULLE EVIDENZE.
Ed Mc Graw-Hill
Marasso G., Tomamichel M.
La sofferenza psicologica in oncologia. Modalità di intervento
Ed Carrocci Faber
AAVV
PSICONCOLOGIA
Ed Masson
Cap. 20 Consapevolezza e adattamento
Cap. 25 il disagio psichico e i mutamenti nell'identità del paziente in fase avanzata di malattia neoplastica
Cap. 26 La fase terminale di malattia
Cap. 72 Il suicidio
Cap 83 Il processo di consultazione psichiatrica e di valutazione
Cap 84 Interventi psicoeducazionali
Cap. 85 Il counselling
Cap. 86 La psicoterapia di crisi
Cap 87 La psicoterapia individuale
Cap. 89 Gli interventi di gruppo
Cap. 93 Gli interventi sul lutto nel paziente oncologico
TERAPIA DI GRUPPO PER PAZIENTI ONCOLOGICI. MANUALE DI INTERVENTO PSICOSOCIALE BASATO SULLE EVIDENZE.
Ed Mc Graw-Hill
Marasso G., Tomamichel M.
La sofferenza psicologica in oncologia. Modalità di intervento
Ed Carrocci Faber
AAVV
PSICONCOLOGIA
Ed Masson
Cap. 20 Consapevolezza e adattamento
Cap. 25 il disagio psichico e i mutamenti nell'identità del paziente in fase avanzata di malattia neoplastica
Cap. 26 La fase terminale di malattia
Cap. 72 Il suicidio
Cap 83 Il processo di consultazione psichiatrica e di valutazione
Cap 84 Interventi psicoeducazionali
Cap. 85 Il counselling
Cap. 86 La psicoterapia di crisi
Cap 87 La psicoterapia individuale
Cap. 89 Gli interventi di gruppo
Cap. 93 Gli interventi sul lutto nel paziente oncologico
Clinical psychology
M-PSI/08 - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY - University credits: 1
Lessons: 8 hours
: 4 hours
: 4 hours
Professor:
Vegni Elena Anna Maria
Psychiatry
MED/25 - PSYCHIATRY - University credits: 4
Lessons: 32 hours
: 16 hours
: 16 hours
Professors:
D'Agostino Armando, Gambini Orsola
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
by appointment
San Paolo Hospital, 9th Floor, A Building, via A di Rudinì 8, Milano