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XuetangX

Psychiatry

Colorado State University via XuetangX

Overview

Psychiatry, an important branch of clinical medicine, is an important discipline to study the rules of human mental activity, the mechanism of mental disorders, the prevention and treatment of mental diseases, the promotion of mental health, and the improvement of national psychological quality and quality of life.

The lecturers of this course are all experts in the field of psychiatry with rich teaching experience. Through the comprehensive teaching concept of biopsychosocial medicine model, this course mainly focuses on the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, disease outcome, diagnosis, and treatment of common mental diseases.

This course is designed for medical students as well as health care professionals and mental health workers interested in psychiatry. This course is characterized by the systematic decomposition of each chapter into multiple knowledge points and vivid illustration in the form of video explanation and supporting PPT materials, making knowledge points easier for learners to follow and master. At the same time, we consolidate the learning by quizzes and interactive discussions on the platform. In addition, with the technological support of the platform, abundant extended resources are available and updated timely, to inspire and guide students to learn more comprehensively and effectively.


Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    • 1.Introduction
    • 2.A review of the history of psychiatry
    • 3,Neuroscience, psychological basis of mental disorders and prospect of psychiatry Overview
  • Chapter 2 Symptomatology of Mental Disorders
    • 1.Introduction
    • 2.Disturbance of sensation
    • 3.Disturbance of perception
    • 4.Formal thought disorder
    • 5.Disorders of thought content
    • 6.Attention, memory, intelligence, disorientation and insight
    • 7.Disorder of affection, volition,movement and behavior
    • 8.Disorder of consciousness and common psychiatric syndrome
  • Chapter 3 Examination and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders
    • 1.General principles of mental status examination
    • 2.Medical history taking
    • 3.Mental status examination
    • 4.Physical examination and special examination
  • Chapter 4 Neurocognitive Disorders and Related Diseases
    • 1.Neurocognitive Disorders and Related Diseases
  • Chapter 5 Mental Disorders Due to Use of Psychoactive Substances
    • 1.What is addiction
    • 2.What are addictive behaviors? Why do individuals addict?
    • 3.How to identify and diagnose addicts
    • 4.How to deal with addiction
  • final exam

    Taught by

    Liu Zhening

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