Parallel to the practical training, the specialist candidate will follow a university training programme organised as follows :
Foundation studies : General Psychiatry
The training includes theoretical and clinical studies of the various branches of Psychiatry, i.e.:
• clinical psychology and general psychopathology
• anatomy and pathological anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and endocrinology related to psychiatry
• clinical and biological psychiatry and psychopharmacology
• psychotherapy
• social psychiatry; the organisation psychiatric care in and out of hospital, the legal aspects of psychiatry
• the diagnosing and treatment of psychiatric illnesses in children, adolescents, adults and old people
• technical diagnostic procedures proper to psychiatry and interpretation thereof
• legal psychiatry, or scientific and clinical expertise in psychiatry as applied to civil penal matters
The first two years form part of the specific university training programme (FUS, in French).
Higher studies : Psychiatry in Children and Adolescents
• Theoretical courses : Indepth questions on infanto-juvenile psychiatry
• Seminars : In-depth seminar on infanto-juvenile psychiatry
• Hospital training : Case studies on infanto-juvenile psychiatry
• Apprenticeships : at least 36 months of infanto-juvenile psychiatry and at least one year to be carried out in a recognised acute psychiatric service treating principally children and adolescents.
In addition, the student will choose optional courses or seminars, subject to the approval of the teaching committee. The student is likewise encouraged to enrol on the specialised diploma course in Psychotherapy (PCLI 3DS).
