Psychiatry with Laboratory on Mental Disorder AssessmentModule Laboratory: Mental Disorder Assessment
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: CONCETTA DE PASQUALEExpected Learning Outcomes
The expected learning objectives, according to the Dublin descriptors, are the following:
1. Knowledge and understanding: Knowledge and understanding of the theoretical models of general psychopathology. Understanding of the key concepts of syndromes based on the main signs and symptoms, assessed for each mental disorder, according to current psychiatric nosography. Knowledge and understanding of the general principles of pharmacological and psychotherapeutic therapies, in relation to different mental disorders.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding: Ability to combine learned theoretical and methodological content with the interpretation of clinical cases. Ability to plan treatments and interventions to promote and facilitate the acceptance and inclusion of individuals with mental disabilities in various healthcare and community settings. Ability to use the acquired knowledge to structure rehabilitation projects to promote and support mental health.
3. Making judgements: Acquisition of analytical and critical evaluation skills for identifying psychiatric diagnoses in relation to differential diagnoses, based on the content learned.
4. Communication skills: Ability to communicate acquired knowledge using technical and specialized language. Ability to present a clinical case and describe how to plan a therapeutic rehabilitation program.
5. Learning skills: The frequency to the lessons provides an opportunity for discussion and important educational support. Students must be able to apply their knowledge of the psychiatric content studied and, based on the skills acquired, independently design therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions in various treatment settings.
Course Structure
Frontal lessons
The lessons are held with the slides.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance of the lessons is optional, but strongly recommended as the lesson explores the issues related to the topics of the program.
In addition, during the lectures, clinical cases will be presented that allow to acquire in greater depth the concepts of psychopathology reported in the text program.
Detailed Course Content
Textbook Information
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallanti Stefano | Psichiatria e salute comportamentale. Diagnosi e Terapie | Carocci Editore | 2020 | 978-88-430-9436-3 |
| J.W. Barnhill(a cura di), Maria Luisa Madeddu (traduttore). | "DSM-5 casi clinici" | Cortina Raffaello Editore | 2014 | 13978-8860306647 |
| De Pasquale C., Petralia A., Rapisarda V. | “Lezioni integrative di Clinica psichiatrica. Neuropsichiatria dell’età evolutiva”. Vol. I, n°22 | Formazione Psichiatrica, Catania | 2002 | |
| American Psychiatric Association | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR®) | American Association Publishing | 2022 | ISBN 9780890425763 |
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychopathology and clinical methodology. Cognitive disorders. Psychopathological aspects of epilepsy. Abuse and substance addiction. Anxiety disorders. Dissociative disorders. Somatoform and psychosomatic disorders. Mood disorders. Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Sexual and gender identity disorders. Eating disorders. Disorders of impulse control. Personality disorders. Signs of psychiatric pharmacotherapy. Psychoterapies. Psychiatric Emergency and suicide. | Pallanti Stefano. Psichiatria e salute comportamentale. Diagnosi e Terapie.Carocci Editore, 2020 (pg 584 |
| 2 | Assessment and clinical cases concerning mental disorders classified in the DSM-5. | J.W. Barnhill(a cura di), Maria Luisa Madeddu (traduttore). "DSM-5 casi clinici". Cortina Raffaello Editore, 2014 |
| 3 | Eating disorders; Psychopathological aspects of Epilepsy | De Pasquale C., Petralia A., Rapisarda V., “Lezioni integrative di Clinica psichiatrica. Neuropsichiatria dell’età evolutiva”. Vol. I, n°22, Formazione Psichiatrica, Catania 2002 (pg. 93 - 115; pg. 158 - 215). |
| 4 | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR®)American Psychiatric AssociationAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing, 2022ISBN 9780890425763 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Somatophormic disorders: nosography and clinical paintings
Definition of anxiety, fear and phobia and corresponding mental disorders
Assessment and evaluation of a specific clinical case for the formulation of the diagnosis.