Medicine and Surgery

General Objectives of the integrated course Psychiatry The main objective of this course is to provide the appropriate knowledge on psychological, psychopathological, etiopathogenetic, diagnostic, biological, clinical and prognostic aspects of the main psychiatric pathologies, furthermore, the promotion of mental health and suicide prevention. Understand the relationships between internal or surgical pathologies and mental disorders, including consultation psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine; acquisition of technical and methodological skills in various clinical situations, including crisis situations, with the correct use of the various classes of drugs. Recognize the different psychiatric therapies, to prepare prevention and rehabilitation projects. Knowledge of the different classes of drugs used in psychiatry, including mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, undesirable effects, toxicity, withdrawal syndromes and clinical use. Specific Objectives of the integrated course Psychiatry Theoretical knowledge of anatomy and physiology of central and peripheral nervous system; general theoretical knowledge of the etiopathogenetic mechanisms of psychiatric disorders; theoretical knowledge for the diagnosis of psychiatric diseases including clinical examination, status evaluation, imaging diagnostics, chemical-biological examinations and psychometric evaluations. Theoretical knowledge and clinical-practical experience (including emergency / emergency situations) related to the main psychiatric diseases including psychiatric complications of internal diseases; basic theoretical knowledge related to the main techniques of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of psychiatric pathologies and of suicidal risk. Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge of the theoretical bases and techniques of individual, family and group psychotherapy, acquisition of necessary tools for the exercise of specific structured forms of psychotherapy. The course includes a theoretical part through lectures, useful for the epistemological understanding, and a practical part that includes discussion of clinical cases and supervision of cases brought by the participants. Applying knowledge and understanding: Knowledge and ability to apply diagnostic assessment tools. Understanding of categorical and dimensional diagnosis in psychiatry. Ability to plan therapeutic, rehabilitation and prevention interventions. Ability to recognize and evaluate urgency in psychiatry and suicidal risk. Making judgments: Ability to understand the psychopathology of psychiatric disorders and to discern between the various symptomatologic manifestations to obtain a correct diagnosis and to undertake a correct therapeutic path. Communication skills: Development of adequate communicative and linguistic knowledge in the field of psychopathology. Learning skills: At the end of the course the student must understand the psychological-clinical interventions in the field of Psychiatry and of pharmacotherapy in Psychiatry. Clinical Psychology To promote interdisciplinary and inter-professional collaborations, the module aims to provide students with basic current knowledge on the functions of the mind, on the main individual and personality characteristics, and on the most relevant psycho-social processes for the promotion and protection of health in clinical medical settings. At the end of the course the student will have to: a) know the main psychological processes (perception, emotions, attention, learning, memory, language, conscience, reasoning) relevant to the activity of doctors and other health professionals; b) understand the role of subjective factors in the evaluation of cases and of the treatment effects; c) recognize the relevance of subjective well-being and health behaviours; d) know some psychological theories and constructs relevant for the implementation of the intentions for behavioural change and for self-regulation; e) possess psychological and psychosocial knowledge and skills that can be used in communicating with patients and their families, with particular reference to the clinical setting and to the promotion of health care and behaviour; f) know the stress and its connections with the diseases, the burn out and the principles for stress management; g) know the main orientations of psychoeducational interventions, counselling, and psychotherapies.