CODE 66955 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 2 TECNICA DELLA RIABILITAZIONE PSICHIATRICA 9286 (L/SNT2) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/25 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: PSYCHIATRY II AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course will provide elements of knowledge on the key principles of clinical psychopharmacology and then deal with the specific analysis of the major families of psychiatric drugs (mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, choice criteria, collaterality). AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES - Knowledge of the general basics of clinical psychopharmacology and development of skills on clinical use of the majors classes of psychiatric drugs (action mechanism, classification, clinical indications, side effects) - Acquisition through the study of the subject of deep teamworking skills - Ability to integrate knowledge to provide safe, effectiveness and evidence-based psychiatric rehabilitation interventions - Understand how to monitor, prevent, deal with critical situations related to the clinical aggravation of a patient by promptly activating, if necessary, other professionists, with particular reference to the detection and proper management of the side effects associated with pharmacological treatment - Acquire correct information on the management and goals of pharmacological treatment - Acquire the ability to properly present your scientific knowledge TEACHING METHODS Traditional lecture with examples on the clinical cases SYLLABUS/CONTENT Introduction to clinical psycho-pharmacology • Psycho-pharmacology fields of clinical interests • General aspects of neurotransmission • General pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles • Clinical criteria for choosing a psycho-pharmacological treatment Antipsychotics • Information on the pharmacological treatment of psychosis • Antipsychotic action mechanism • FGA and SGA • Differences between different antipsychotics • Interventions to improve adherence to treatment • Use of long acting antipsychotics Antidepressants • General information on the treatment of depression • Mechanism of action of antidepressants • Classification and differences between antidepressants • Phases of antidepressant treatment Anxiolytics • General information on the treatment of anxiety • Anxiolytic action mechanism • Advantages and disadvantages in the clinical use of anxiolytics Mood stabilizers • General information on the treatment of bipolar disorder • Definition of mood stabilizer • Benefits and disadvantages in the clinical use of the main mood stabilizers (lithium, antiepilects, SGA) RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAFIA S.M. Stahl “Psicofarmacologia essenziale” II Ed. - Centro Scientifico Ed. 2002 Il docente fornirà il materiale didattico delle lezioni TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANDREA AGUGLIA Ricevimento: The professor receives by appointment, which must take place by contact via email at the following address: andrea_aguglia@yahoo.it Exam Board ANDREA AMERIO (President) ANDREA AGUGLIA BENEDETTA CONIO ANDREA ESCELSIOR GIANLUCA SERAFINI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START October Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Oral Interview. The score will be expressed in a thirty point evaluation scale and will contribute to the average of the final grade of the Integrated Course. ASSESSMENT METHODS Knowledge of the subject and the ability to apply that knowledge to the professional practice of the specific profile will be assessed. It will also evaluate the specific capacity of appropriate technical language. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 18/01/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 01/02/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 15/02/2024 14:00 GENOVA Orale 04/06/2024 14:00 GENOVA Orale 27/06/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 11/07/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 25/07/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 05/09/2024 16:00 GENOVA Orale 19/09/2024 14:00 GENOVA Orale