METODI E TECNICHE DELLA RIABILITAZIONE PSICHIATRICA ED ESPRESSIONE CORPOREA I

Module PSICHIATRIA II

Assessment and knowledge of the main aspects related to the psychiatric examination and the psychopathological features of psychiatric disorders.

Knowledge of the main diagnostic frameworks in psychiatry, with the ability to perform differential diagnosis and to design therapeutic programs, both psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic.

 Understanding of the organizational models of community-based psychiatric care

Lectures complemented by interactive discussions on clinical cases. In the event that the course is delivered online, appropriate adjustments may be made with respect to what was previously indicated, in order to ensure compliance with the program outlined in the syllabus.

Basic notions of neuropsychopharmacology. Understanding of the main medical conditions related to psychiatric disorders

Mandatory attendance

1. MAIN THEORETICAL REFERENCES IN PSYCHIATRY

2. PSYCHIATRIC SEMEIOTICS

Appearance, Motor activity, Facial expression, Language, Behavior, Psychiatric history

3. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Attention, Consciousness, Memory, Perception, Thought, Affectivity, Aggressive or violent behavior, Will, Activity and Psychomotricity, Intelligence

4. CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY

a) CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS – DSM-5-TR (APA, 2022); ICD-11 (WHO, 2022)

b) NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS: DEMENTIAS, DELIRIUM

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

c) SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

Alcohol, Amphetamines, Caffeine, Cannabis, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Nicotine, Opioids, Phencyclidine, Sedatives, Hypnotics, or Anxiolytics. Pathological gambling and other behavioral addictions.

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

d) SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM

Epidemiology, Risk factors and etiopathogenetic hypotheses, Symptomatology (prodromal phase, active phase, course and outcomes), Clinical forms, Prognosis, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Therapy

e) OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Acute and chronic delusional disorders

Nosography, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical forms, Diagnosis, Course, Prognosis, Therapy

f) MOOD DISORDERS

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features (Depressive episode, Manic episode, Hypomania, Mixed states), Diagnosis, Differential diagnosis, Course (Unipolar, Dysthymic, Bipolar, Cyclothymic, Rapid cycling, Seasonal affective), Prognosis, Therapy

g) ANXIETY DISORDERS

Panic disorder and agoraphobia; Social anxiety disorder; Specific phobias; Generalized anxiety disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Acute stress disorder; Anxiety disorder due to a medical condition; Substance-induced anxiety disorder.

Historical and nosographic notes, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

h) OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)

Historical and nosographic notes, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

i) SOMATIC SYMPTOM AND RELATED DISORDERS

Somatization disorder, Conversion disorder, Pain disorder, Hypochondriasis, Body dysmorphic disorder

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

l) DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Dissociative amnesia, Dissociative fugue, Dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder), Depersonalization disorder

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

m) FACTITIOUS DISORDERS

With predominant psychological symptoms; With predominant physical symptoms; With combined psychological and physical symptoms.

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

n) EATING DISORDERS

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Binge eating disorder

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

o) PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Cluster A (Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal); Cluster B (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic); Cluster C (Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive)

Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical features, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy

5. TREATMENT

a) Psychopharmacology: medications active in the treatment of anxiety, depression, psychoses, cognitive decline; mood stabilizers

b) Psychotherapy

c) Somatic therapies

d) Psychiatric and psychosocial rehabilitation

6. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; COMPULSORY TREATMENT

Manuale di psichiatria di Angela Favaro, Fabio Sambataro

 Editore: Piccin-Nuova Libraria  Data di Pubblicazione: novembre 2021. ISBN: 8829932086

Oral Examination.

*** The assessment of learning may also be carried out online, should the circumstances require it

Examples of questions:

 Clinical course of Major Depressive Disorder

 What are the clinical manifestations of Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder?

 What are the main eating disorders?

 How does physiological anxiety differ from pathological anxiety?

 Describe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

 Differential diagnoses in psychoses.