Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Forensic Psychiatry
Course Code
RTM_033
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Forensic science
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 8
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ojārs Teteris
Residency Speciality
Speciality
Forensic medicine expert
Supervisor of Medical Speciality
Ojārs Teteris
Contacts
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About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge about mental illnesses and mental disorders in the field of competence of a forensic psychiatrist, in accordance with the requirements of the Forensic Medicine Specialty Regulations, in order to prepare the doctor for certification and independent work in the Forensic Medicine Expert specialty.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Formulate the basics of conducting forensic psychiatric examinations, the range of questions, methodology, and the principles of drawing up an expert's opinion.
Skills
1.Diagnose mental disorders and relate them to the effects of external factors, cooperate with forensic psychiatry experts.
Competences
1.To carry out an expert opinion in a commission with a forensic psychiatrist on the assessment of the severity of mental disorders in accordance with the criteria for assessing the severity of bodily injuries.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Prepare a presentation on one of the topics of the seminar, study the literature in depth.
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Examination
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% from total grade
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Grade
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1.
Examination |
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Written exam and test of practical skills on the questions of the course program, evaluating knowledge and practical skills in a 10-point system.
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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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Specialized room
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Topics
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Expertise of unaccountability.
Expertise in determination of capacity for action
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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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Specialized room
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Topics
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Assessment of mental disorders according to the criteria of severity of physical injuries
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Placement
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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* forensic psychiatric examination documentation, outpatient, inpatient examination, expert opinion, court examination
* basic questions of forensic psychiatric expertise, formulation of an expert's opinion
* abilities to act and their limitation in cases of mental disorders; their expertise
* simulation and dissimulation of mental disorders;
* mental disorders caused by external factors (violence, sexual assault, intoxication, head injuries, organic pathologies, disasters, psychotrauma)
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Placement
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Modality
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Location
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On site
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Specialized room
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Topics
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* medical assessment of the severity of mental disorders as a personal injury court;
* absence, its reasons, expertise. Limited availability.
* Impact of mechanical brain injury or organic brain pathology on the psyche and, subsequently, on the ability to act, accountability.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
2
Length (weeks):
2
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry. Author: Robert Boland; Marcia Verduin; Pedro Ruiz. 12th ed. Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), 2021.
2.
Principles and Practice of Forensic Psychiatry Author: Richard Rosner; Charles Scott. 3rd ed. Publisher: CRC Press, 2017.
3.
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, David Semple, Roger Smyth
4.
Autoru kolektīvs, Tiesu ekspertīze Latvijā, Rīga, Latvijas Policijas akadēmija, 1999.g.
5.
Eglītis I., Psihiatrija, izdevniecība Zvaigzne, Rīga, 1974.g.
Additional Reading
2.
Дмитриева А.С., Судебная психиатрия, изд. Юрист, М.1998. Леонард Карл, Акцентуируванные личности, Москва, Юрист, 1998
3.
Судебная психиатрия, под.ред.Морозова Г., Юридическая лит,,1978
