CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Module PSICHIATRIA

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 accompanied by interactive discussions on clinical cases. Should the teaching be delivered in blended or online mode, appropriate adjustments will be introduced with respect to what was previously indicated, in order to ensure full adherence to the program outlined in the syllabus

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

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

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

b) Psychotherapy 

c) Somatic therapies

d) Psychiatric and psychosocial rehabilitation

1.    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 conditions require it.***

Examples of questions:

Clinical course of Major Depressive Disorder

Clinical manifestations of Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder

What are the main eating disorders?

Describe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Characteristics of delusions

Positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia