Unit PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY - MOD. 1

Code	50204602
Location	PERUGIA
CFU	2
Teacher	Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella
Teachers	Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella
Hours	24 ore - Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Clinica psichiatrica e discipline del comportamento
Academic discipline	MED/25
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	- The diagnostic system in Psychiatry - The Psychiatric Semiotics - Clinical Psychopharmacology
Reference texts	Roberto Quartesan (a cura di). Manuale di Psichiatria. Nuova edizione aggiornata al DSM 5. Morlacchi Editore, Perugia, 2014. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association. Washington D.C. 2013. Edizione italiana R. Cortina. Milano, 2014. Kaplan HI, Sadock BJ: Kaplan & Sadock’s Psichiatria clinica. Centro Scientifico Editore, Torino, 2003.
Educational objectives	Introduction: “Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology” is the only teaching of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery; lectures about “Psychology of Relationship” are given at the 1st year of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery. The essential aim of the teaching is to provide the students with useful concepts to the basic knowledge of the discipline. The most important acquired skills are about: - The diagnostic system in Psychiatry - The Psychiatric Semiotics (perceptual, thought, memory, attention and mood disorders, disorders of consciousnees, volition and psychomotricity, learning disabilities, personality, temperament and character disorders) - Clinical Psychopharmacology (mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics) The capability in applying the acquired skills of the student will be examined by the means of clinical cases (n. 10). They will be introduced during the teaching and they will focus on basic semiological aspects and differential diagnostic criteria. The students will be required to decide essential psychopharmacological treatments suitable for the clinical cases.
Prerequisites	In order to understand the contents of the teaching and to reach the learning aims, it is necessary to have passed with success the 1st year exam “Psychology of Relationship”. Furthermore, the knowledge of CNS physiopathology and psychopharmacology is required in order to understand the topics introduced in the lectures. These points represent important prerequisites.
Teaching methods	The teaching is divided into: - lectures about the above mentioned topics and clinical cases. - clinical training: from June to October n. 2 students will assist the psychiatric ward round and the consultation-liaison activity of the Psychiatric Ward of the University Hospital of Perugia, for two days, from 8 am to 2 pm, always with the supervision of a tutor.
Other information	www.med.unipg.it/ccl/
Learning verification modality	The exam is divided into: - an oral test: a 15 minutes discussion for the assessment of the acquired knowledge of the student about the 5 above mentioned teaching topics. The test will take in consideration the pertinence of the acquired lexicon. - a written test: there will be three sessions (summer, fall and winter sessions); the test is based on the appropriateness of the theoretical knowledge and of the capability in understanding and differentiate. In particular, it is composed by 15 multiple choice questions (n. 4), with 3 questions for each teaching topic. The test will be passed with 9 right questions. Average test time: 20 minutes.
Extended program	- The diagnostic system in Psychiatry - The Psychiatric Semiotics • perceptual, • thought, • memory, • attention, • mood disorders, • disorders of consciousnees, • volition, • psychomotricity, • learning disabilities, • personality, • temperament and character disorders. - Clinical Psychopharmacology • mood stabilizers, • anxiolytics, • antidepressants, • antipsychotics. - Clinical Psychiatry • feeding and eating disorders, • personality disorders, • mental health legislation. - Dissociative Disorders • dissociative amnesia, • dissociative fugue, • dissociative identity disorder, • depersonalization/derealization, disorder. - Mental health legislation and forensic psychiatry • consent to treatment discretion to treat and ethics in psychiatry, • mandatory psychiatric treatment, • psychiatric services organization Department of Mental Health constitutive parts: • Community Mental Health Service, • Psychiatric Ward, • semi-residential, and residential therapeutic communities.

PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY - MOD. 2

Code	50207601
Location	PERUGIA
CFU	1
Teacher	Patrizia Moretti
Teachers	Patrizia Moretti
Hours	12 ore - Patrizia Moretti
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Clinica psichiatrica e discipline del comportamento
Academic discipline	MED/25
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	-Psychodynamic Bases - Clinical Psychiatry - -Dissociative Disorders - Mental Health Legislation and forensic psychiatry - Psychiatric Services Organization
Reference texts	Roberto Quartesan (a cura di). Manuale di Psichiatria. Nuova edizione aggiornata al DSM 5. Morlacchi Editore, Perugia, 2014. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th Edition. American Psychiatric Association. Washington D.C. 2013. Edizione italiana R. Cortina. Milano, 2014. Kaplan HI, Sadock BJ: Kaplan & Sadock’s Psichiatria clinica. Centro Scientifico Editore, Torino, 2003.
Educational objectives	Introduction: “Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology” is the only teaching of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery; lectures about “Psychology of Relationship” are given at the 1st year of the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery. The essential aim of the teaching is to provide the students with useful concepts to the basic knowledge of the discipline. The most important acquired skills are about: - Psychodynamic Bases (the Freudian topography of the mind, defense mechanisms, psychosexual development, psychotic structure, neurotic structure, borderline organization) - Clinical Psychiatry (Substance-related and Addictive Disorders. Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders. Depressive Disorders. Bipolar and Related Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. Feeding and Eating Disorders. Personality Disorders. Mental Health Legislation.) The capability in applying the acquired skills of the student will be examined by the means of clinical cases (n. 10).
Prerequisites	In order to understand the contents of the teaching and to reach the learning aims, it is necessary to have passed with success the 1st year exam “Psychology of Relationship”. Furthermore, the knowledge of CNS physiopathology and psychopharmacology is required in order to understand the topics introduced in the lectures. These points represent important prerequisites.
Teaching methods	The teaching is divided into: - lectures about the above mentioned topics and clinical cases. - clinical training: from June to October n. 2 students will assist the psychiatric ward round and the consultation-liaison activity of the Psychiatric Ward of the University Hospital of Perugia, for two days, from 8 am to 2 pm, always with the supervision of a tutor.
Other information	www.med.unipg.it/ccl/
Learning verification modality	The exam is divided into: - an oral test: a 15 minutes discussion for the assessment of the acquired knowledge of the student about the 5 above mentioned teaching topics. The test will take in consideration the pertinence of the acquired lexicon. - a written test: there will be three sessions (summer, fall and winter sessions); the test is based on the appropriateness of the theoretical knowledge and of the capability in understanding and differentiate. In particular, it is composed by 15 multiple choice questions (n. 4), with 3 questions for each teaching topic. The test will be passed with 9 right questions. Average test time: 20 minutes.
Extended program	- Psychodynamic Bases • the Freudian topography of the mind, • defense mechanisms, • psychosexual development, • psychotic structure, • neurotic structure, • borderline organization. - Clinical Psychiatry • Substance-related and Addictive Disorders, • Schizophrenia spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders, • Depressive Disorders, • Bipolar and Related Disorders, • Anxiety Disorders

PROFESSIONALISING TRAINING IN PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PSICOLOGY I

Code	50997701
Location	PERUGIA
CFU	1
Teacher	Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella
Learning activities	Altro
Area	Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Academic discipline	MED/25
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

Canale A

CFU

1

Teacher

Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Teachers

• Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Hours

• 20 ore - Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Language of instruction

Italian

Canale B

CFU

1

Teacher

Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Teachers

• Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Hours

• 20 ore - Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella

Language of instruction

Italian

PROFESSIONALISING TRAINING IN PSYCHIATRY, CLINICAL AND MEDICAL PSICOLOGY -II

Code	50997601
Location	PERUGIA
CFU	1
Teacher	Alfonso Antonio Vincenzo Tortorella
Learning activities	Altro
Area	Tirocini formativi e di orientamento
Academic discipline	MED/25
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

Canale A

CFU

1

Teacher

Patrizia Moretti

Teachers

• Patrizia Moretti

Hours

• 20 ore - Patrizia Moretti

Language of instruction

Italian

Canale B

CFU

1

Teacher

Patrizia Moretti

Teachers

• Patrizia Moretti

Hours

• 20 ore - Patrizia Moretti

Language of instruction

Italian