Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychosomatic Medicine II
Course Code
RPH_012
Branch of Science
Anatomy; Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Artūrs Utināns
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Psychotherapist
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Artūrs Utināns
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
Acquire dependence of knowledge and skills of psychosomatic medicine in compliance with the qualification of the psychotherapist. Provide knowledge and skills in diagnostics, differential diagnosis and treatment of psychosomatic disorders.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Recognise and describe etiopathogenesis of psychosomatic disorders and diseases, as well as the clinic and potential treatment.
Skills
1.Diagnose and perform differential diagnosis in the case of psychosomatic disorders and elaborate the treatment tactics for treatment of the particular patients and being able to acquire psychosomatic anamnesis.
Competences
1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions, psycho-dynamics, crisis situations and their solution; as well as the ability to manage the work of a multi-disciplinary team and be part of such team, supervise doctors and medical staff.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Gather psychosomatic anamnesis, manage the process of treatment and ability to overcome alexitymic reactions.
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Examination
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Grade
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking.
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Examination |
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Analysis of clinical cases, written test.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Biopsychosocial model in medicine. Disease pathogenesis and saluteogenesis.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Theories of development of psychosomatic disorders and diseases. Stress theory. Psychodynamic theory.
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Seminar
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Topics
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The concept of stress, its psychophysiological aspects, possibilities of its detection, research and measurement. The main psycho-emotional stressors. Stress in case of object loss. Stress - emotional reactions and endocrine responses. Illness and pain syndrome as stress.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Ego strength and coping strategies.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Effects of life stress in infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood. Possibilities of psycho-emotional stress prevention.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Doctor-patient relationship, therapeutic factors. The essence of the doctor-patient relationship, possible models, psychodynamics. Empathy. Tasks. Goals. ‘The doctor as the best medicine’.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Classifications of psychosomatic disorders and diseases.
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Seminar
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Topics
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The concept of psychodynamic specificity. A. Mitcherlich. French School of Psychosomatic Medicine. Corticovisceral theory. Bikovs. I. Kurcins. Adaptive diseases. Š. Shosh. V. Zikmunds. Diseases of civilization.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Theories of development of psychosomatic disorders and diseases.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
9
Length (weeks):
5
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Silvano Arieti, Morton F. Reiser. American Handbook of Psychiatry. Volume Four. Organic Disorders and Psychosomatic Medicine. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
2.
Medically unexplained symptoms, somatisation, and bodily distress: developing better clinical services / [edited by] Francis Creed, Peter Henningsen, Per Fink. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
3.
Martine Derzelle. Towards a Psychosomatic Conception of Hypochondria. The Impeded Thought. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2014.
4.
Psychosomatic Medicine: An Introduction to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry by James J. and Robert G. Robinson, Jun 28, 2010.
5.
Psychosomatic Medicine: A Companion to the American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychosomatic Medicine. 2nd Ed. by James A., M.D. Bourgeois, Robert E. Hales and Narriman C. Shahrokh, Nov 4, 2010.
6.
Clinical Manual of Psychosomatic Medicine: A Guide to Consultation-liaison Psychiatry by Kemuel L. Philbrick, James R. Rundell, Pamela J. Netzel and James L., M.D. Levenson, Oct 10, 2011.
Additional Reading
1.
Theatres of the Mind/Joyce/ McDougall. 1994.
2.
George Fink. Encyclopedia of Stress, Four- Volume Set, 2nd ed. 2007.
3.
Stressors and the Adjustment disorders/ Ed. Joseph D.Noshpitz, R.Dean Coddington.1990.