Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Emergency Psychiatry
Course Code
RNM_052
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Emergency Medicine Doctor
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Aleksejs Višņakovs
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Provide the opportunity to acquire in-depth knowledge of the acute psychiatric and narcological disorders in patients of all ages, to be able to distinguish the masked psychotic disorders of somatic pathology with impaired consciousness and to provide emergency medical assistance psihiaku ill patients in the pre-stage and hospital casualty department stage.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student will know: • Symptoms and syndromes of psychiatric and narcological pathology. • Differences between mental illnesses and somatic illnesses with secondary disorders of consciousness. • Doctor's tactics in dealing with a mentally unbalanced patient.
Skills
1.The student will be able to: • Assess the patient's mental state and provide emergency medical assistance. • Formulate indications for hospitalization in the "State Agency of Mental Health".
Competences
1.Provide emergency assistance and evaluate indications for the involvement of a psychiatrist in the treatment process.
Assessment
Individual work
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In-depth research of seminar topics and preparation of presentations for each seminar.
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Examination
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Examination of theoretical knowledge and practical skills at the end of the study course in a 10-point system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Topics
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Behavioral disorders: affective disorders, confusion and memory disorders, perceptual disorders, psychomotor disorders, thinking disorders. Acute disorders in psychiatry: acute psychoses, anorexia, bulimia, panic attacks, self-mutilation and suicide attempts, depression, alcohol and drug overdose. Delirium.
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Drug addiction, drug addiction, abstinence. Post-traumatic stress and psychological help in emergency situations.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
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Wyatt J.P. et al. Oxford handbook of emergency medicine. Oxford University Press, 2020.