Psychiatry
Code
11208
Academic unit
Nova Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
TRA - Population Health
Credits
8
Teacher in charge
Prof. Doutor Miguel Xavier
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
I. Conduct a clinical interview
II. Conduct a psychiatric observation
III. Understand the influence of personality, and family and socio-cultural factors on the etiology and course of psychiatric disorders
IV. Manage the doctor-patient relationship
V. Describe the clinical characteristics, treatment principles and indications for referral to specialized services of several disorders.
VI. Using the available instruments of therapeutic intervention:
According to a differentiate therapeutic action scheme, so different methods are appropriately combined in accordance with the factors involved in the genesis and evolution of each particular clinical situation
Taking into consideration the indications and side effects of anxiolytics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.
Understanding the principles of the main psychotherapeutic interventions
Knowing the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and community interventions for the severe mentally ill.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
1. Clinical history
Doctor-patient relationship
Psychiatric interview
2. Main psychopathological symptoms and mental health status examination
3. Mental health problems, life events and life cycle.
Prevalence and signs of mental health problems (distress).
Psychosocial determinants (poverty, unemployment, etc.).
Mental health problems, mental illness and behavior
Management of specific situations (suicide risk, adjustment disorders, problems related to addictive behaviors, problems linked to aggressive behavior).
4. Psychiatric syndromes
5. Epidemiology pathogenesis, clinical and therapeutic aspects of:
Affective disorders and suicide
Schizophrenia
Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders
Personality disorders
Eating disorders
Delirium
Disorders associated with alcohol dependence and other addictions elderly
Childhood and adolescence Psychiatric disorders
Psychiatric disorders of the elderly
Bibliography
Philip Cowen, Paul Harrison, and Tom Burns. Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry. Oxford University Press, 6th edition, 2012.
Teaching method
Teaching is made during an internship at the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, which includes seminars, participation in clinical activities under supervision of tutors, and elaboration of assignments. Students will participate in 9 clinical seminars, and clinical activities (at inpatient and outpatient units) developed in 10 days (morning period). They also will elaborate a clinical history of a patient and develop a paper on a theme related to the patient medical history, focusing etiopathogenic, epidemiological, clinical or therapeutic aspects of the case.
Seminars include a short theoretical presentation and discussion of a clinical case (covering different areas)
Evaluation method
The assessment is made through the combination of:
Clinical history of a patient and paper-20%
Multiple choice questions exam-80%
Students will have to participate in at least 2/3 of the days. There will be no default regime for the students who dont have minimal days of attendance.