Psychiatry and psychopharmacology [ LPSY1331 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
60.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Charlier Dominique ;
JADOULLE Vincent ;
Meire Philippe (coordinator) ;
Constant Eric ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
- historical and epistemological introduction to the bio-psycho-social aspects of psychiatry
- discussion of the syndrome-based and dimensional approach in psychiatry
- neurobiological bases of psychiatry (genetics, receptors and neurotransmission, chronobiology, electrophysiology, neuroendocrine tests, human pharmacology)
- nosography (childhood and other ages) : description, scales, pathogenesis
(especially the biological dimension), treatments (idem). Special emphasis on organic mental disorders and the biological bases of drug abuse
- special psychiatry : suicide, legal psychiatry, post-partum, emergencies and attacks, therapies, indications and effects of psychotropic drugs and other medicines.
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| Aims |
To introduce students to psychiatry: semiology, bio-psycho-social understanding, clinical psychiatry and treatments, including biological treatments. Introduction adapted for students in human sciences for the neurobiological dimensions.
Applications to different stages in life from a perspective which links the different biological, psychological and social approaches.
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| Content |
- Introduction
- Part 1 : general clinical practice
Psycho-organic disorders, acquired psycho-organic disorders, mental retardation, psychopathological disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, neurotic and anxiety disorders, personality disorders, behaviour disorders, drug abuse, eating disorders, sexual disorders, psychosomatic disorders.
- Part 2 : special issues
Suicide and attempted suicide, involuntary confinement, psychopathological disorders in the perinatal period, psychotherapies, review of the main psychiatric drugs.
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| Other information |
Lectures, clinical cases (videos), manual
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> PSP
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