Syllabus
Psychotic disorders: acute psychopharmacotherapy, treatment of agitated patient, treatment of complications (neuroleptic extrapyramidal syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome), supportive psychotherapy and psychosocial interventions, including psychoeducation for treatment compliance promotion.
Affective disorders: acute pharmacotherapy, electroconvulsive therapy, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy; suicidal patient.
Anxiety disorders: acute pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, group treatment
Topics for seminars:
Treatment of psychotic disorders
Treatment of affective disorders
Treatment of anxiety disorders
Psychotherapy
Treatment of life-threatening situations in psychiatry
Therapy of organic disorders
Therapy in child psychiatry
Therapy of drug-induced disorders
Organization of psychiatric care
Psychological examination overview
Annotation
Psychiatry course in the fifth year requires good psychiatric propedeutics skills and knowledge of pathophysiology of mental disorders. Students are expected to work with patients on thein own.
Students rotate in all three departments of Prague Psychiatric Center: locked acute unit, open ward for treatment of affective disorders, open ward for treatment of anxiety disorders, including day treatment program for psychotic patients and for anxiety disorders. Work with clinical records is expected, including written reports on grand rounds; students perform clinical examination including its written form; participation at the psychotherapeutic and other psychosocial interventions is required.
Clinical seminars on therapy of psychiatric diseases are provided.