Aims

To make the future doctor sensitive to a holistic conception of medicine which will take into account the patient in his/her
singular story and his/her past, present and future social integration.

Main themes

Several topics are proposed :
1) interpersonal relationship. Difficulties of relationship: anxiety, depression, suicide, failure in love.
2) The sick couple: desire, divorce, sexual difficulties, contraception; situation of crisis in the family: birth, access to the autonomy, crisis of identity, care of the terminal patient.
3) Patient facing the illness: psychosomatic, the status of the truth, medical knowledge, pain and suffering, “accidental” and “necessary” diseases, toxicomany
4) The patient and the doctor: agressivity, seduction, violence, money, iatrogenic diseases.

Content and teaching methods

Oral lectures. 10 subjects are proposed. Each lecture is based on clinical documents (films, videos, etc) with the purpose of conceptualisation and references. Each lecture consist of 1h30 of talk and 30 minutes of questions and answers. Two teachers: one is a psycho-analist and the other is a general practitioner.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Oral exam within the context of the global exam of general medicine.
Video library of medical psychology and CUMG office : 02/764.53.44

Other credits of the activity in the programs

MED23 Third year of the program leading to the degree of doctor of medicine

Other credits in programs