EATING DISORDERS

Module PSYCHIATRY

1 - Knowledge and understanding – The student must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the fundamental elements of the psychiatric (mental status) examination;
• the semeiotics and psychopathology of the principal psychic functions;
• the main nosographic frameworks of psychiatric disorders according to DSM-5-TR and ICD-11;
• the basic principles of psychiatric treatments (psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic, somatic, and rehabilitative);

2 - Applying knowledge and understanding – The student must be able to:

• apply theoretical knowledge to the analysis of psychiatric clinical cases;
• conduct an appropriate clinical and psychopathological assessment of the patient;
• recognize the main psychiatric and medical-psychiatric comorbidities.

3 - Making judgments – The student must demonstrate the ability to:

• critically evaluate psychiatric symptoms and their clinical significance;
• critically analyze clinical cases, integrating anamnestic, clinical, and diagnostic data;
• recognize the indications for compulsory health treatment (involuntary commitment) and the related ethical-legal aspects.

4 - Communication skills – The student must be able to:

• use appropriate and scientifically correct psychiatric terminology;
• present clinical presentations and diagnostic hypotheses in a clear and structured manner;
• communicate clinical information effectively in a healthcare setting;

5 - Learning skills – The student must demonstrate the ability to:

• develop autonomous and critical learning of psychiatric knowledge;
• integrate psychiatric knowledge with that of other medical disciplines;
• develop critical study skills useful for continuing the educational path;
• update their knowledge through reference texts and the teaching materials provided.

Neuropsychopharmacology and medical comorbidity.

1. Major theoretical approach in Psychiatry

2. PSYCHIATRIC SEMEIOTICS 

Appearance, Motor activity, Mimic, Language, Behavior, Psychiatric history

3. Psychopathology 

Attention, Consciousness, Memory, Perception, Thought, Affectivity, aggressive or violent behavior, Intelligence.

4. CLINIC FEATURES

a) CLASSIFICATION OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS - DSM 5 (A.P.A.); ICD-10 (O.M.S.) 

b) DEMENTIA, DELIRIUM Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy 

c) RELATED SUBSTANCES: ALCOHOL, AMPHETAMIN, CAFFEINE, CANNABIS, COCAINE, HALLUCINOGENES, INHANTS, NICOTINE, OPPIACEI, PHENICLIDINE, SEDATIVES, HYPNOTICS OR ANSIOLITHICS. Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy 

d) SCHIZOPHRENIA Epidemiology, risk factors and etiopathogenetic hypotheses, symptomatology (initial period, state period, course and outcome), clinical forms, prognosis, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, therapy. 

e) OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS:  Nosography, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures and forms, Diagnosis, Course, Prognosis, Therapy. 

f) MOOD DISORDERS Epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical pictures (depressive episode, manic episode Hypomania, mixed states), diagnosis, differential diagnosis, course (unipolar, dysthymic, Bipolar, Cyclothymic, Rapid Cycles, Seasonal Affective), Prognosis, Therapy. 

g) ANXIETY  DISORDERS: PANIC ATTAC, AGORAPHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPECIFIC PHOBIA; GENERALIZED ANXIETY; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, ANXIETY DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION; ANXIETY INDUCED BY SUBSTANCES. Historical and nosographic notes, Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course,

m) EATING DISORDERS: 

ANOREXIA; BULIMIA, BINGE EATING DISORDERS Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, differential, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy. 

n) PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Diagnosis and diagnosis GROUP A (Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypic); B (Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic); GROUP C (Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive) Epidemiology, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical pictures, Course, Diagnosis and differential diagnosis, Comorbidity, Prognosis, Therapy.

5. TREATMENT a) PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY;  b) PSYCHOTHERAPY c) SOMATIC THERAPIES d) Psychiatric and psychosocial rehabilitation 

6. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT of MENTAL HEALTH; MANDATORY MEDICAL TREATMENT

Manuale di psichiatria

di Angela Favaro, Fabio Sambataro

• Editore: Piccin-Nuova Libraria
• Data di Pubblicazione: novembre 2021
• EAN: 9788829932085
• ISBN: 8829932086
• Pagine: 576
• Formato: brossura

Examples of questions:

- Difference between bipolar disorder I and bipolar disorder II

- What are the main eating disorders?

- How is physiological anxiety different from pathological anxiety?

- Describe post-traumatic stress disorder and neurophysiological related disorders. 

- Differential diagnosis in psychoses.