Syllabus
Comprehensive approach to the patient: biopsychosocial model of the disease. Psychology and medicine: the integration of psychology into medicine.
The relationship between doctor and patient. Communication with the patient Communication with the patient's family Communication of important messages Introduction to Ethics.
Annotation
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
• describe medical psychology and its role
• Understand the main research methods used in medical psychology
• Identify the role of the psychologist in the clinical setting