Course: Psychiatry

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Course title Psychiatry
Course code PSY/VA023
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Stárková Libuše, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Praško Pavlov Ján, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Látalová Klára, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Grambal Aleš, MUDr. Bc. Ph.D.
Course content
The programme is aimed to develop basic abilities of the students to understand main psychiatric disorders, and used skills in diagnose and treatment of the psychiatric patients. It consist of lectures about diagnoses and treatment and of practice and workshops which are target to learn practical skills.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
Provide base overview psychiatric diagnosis, their treatment and maitenance.
Students will be able basic differential-diagnostic attending to patients, will be able prefer terapeutical methods and exert obtained knowledges in science.
Prerequisites
Sufficient level of personal maturity, friendliness, empathy, basic communication skills. Knowledge of the subjects first rigorous circuit. Fundamentals of Pharmacology and Neurology and Medical Psychology
CH0/VAB11 and MIK/VAA12 and FAR/VAB11 and IN2/VAB22 and PAT/VAB11 and PFY/VAB11 and KIM/VAB12 and CJA/VAB43 and IN0/VAA11

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Application and integration, implementation of knowledge gained in the diagnostic and therapeutic process. Practicavit: Participation in the compulsory part of the course and practical skills (mental status examination,assessment of general psychopathology). Examination: Participation in the compulsory part of the course and pass in the examination. The examination includes practical and theoretical part.
Recommended literature
  • Kaplan, H. I., Sadock, B. J. Pocket Handbook of Clinical Psychiatry. Williams and Wilkins.
  • Tasman A., Kay J., Lieberman J. Pocket Companion to Accompany Psychiatry. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) Category: Medical sciences 4 Recommended year of study:4, Recommended semester: Summer