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CODE 68379
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/39
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 2° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To introduce and outline the main psychopathological disturbances in the field of childhood and adolescent neuropsychiatry, and the peculiarities related to the cognitive and emotional-relational development, with particular attention to Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, "Early onset schizophrenia " and " Very Early-onset Schizophrenia ", “Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”, “Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, “Conduct Disorder”, “Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndromes, Headache, for their early recognition and multidisciplinary care.

To explain the principles of global care in Child Neuropsychiatry, with particular attention to the mental illness, specifically for the planning of therapeutic interventions.

To provide the principles of drug therapy.

To enable students to acquire psychomotor and evaluation skills in the considered areas.

 

 LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the class, the student will be able to:

  • Distinguish and outline the main psychopathological disturbances in the field of childhood and adolescent neuropsychiatry, and the peculiarities related to the cognitive and emotional-relational development
  • Distinguish and classify the Childhood Anxiety Disorders, the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, "Early onset schizophrenia " and " Very Early-onset Schizophrenia ",
  • To know, evaluate and compare the “Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder”, “Oppositional-Defiant Disorder and “Conduct Disorder”
  • Classify Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
  • To recognize the different types of headache and the possible related psychological aspects
  • To apply and explain the general principles of “taking care” in the neuropsychiatric field and the importance of integrated treatment and team work
  • To know the main principles of drug therapy  in the pediatric psychopathological disturbances
  • To acquire psychomotor and evaluation skills in the considered areas.

 

TEACHING METHODS

The class includes frontal lessons for a total of 10 hours and with the use of slides.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Elements of psychiatric semiology.

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

"Early-onset schizophrenia" and "Very early-onset schizophrenia".

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder.

Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome.

Principles of drug therapy.

Anorexia Nervosa and other Eating Disorder.

Headache, clinical features and psychological issues.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Maurizio de Negri “Neuropsichiatria dello sviluppo” Ed. Piccin, Padova, 1999.

Diapositive delle lezioni, ad integrazione del testo.

Roberto Militerni “Neuropsichiatria Infantile”. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi.

Giberti-Rossi “Manuale di Psichiatria”, VII edizione, Piccin.

Manuale diagnostico e statistico dei disturbi mentali, quinta edizione

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

EUGENIA DUFOUR (President)

FRANCESCA MARIA BATTAGLIA

ELISA DE GRANDIS

SONIA DI PROFIO

CHIARA FIORILLO

EDVIGE MARIA VENESELLI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral test

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Knowledge and comprehension will be evaluated through the formulation of specific questions, concerning the discipline, through the use of medical terms;

autonomous judgement capability will be evaluated through the formulation of specific clinical scenarios;

communication skills will be evaluated through the oral examination and the correct use of specific clinical terms and finally the learning skills will be evaluated through the request of specific notions concerning the discipline.