Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Neurology
Course Code
RPH_046
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
To acquire knowledge about biopsychosocial factors of neurological diseases, symptoms and syndromes essential for diagnosing nervous diseases for psychotherapists. To improve the anamnesis vitae and anamnesis familiae taking skills, to provide knowledge about the psycho-emotional and social factors in the development of neurological disease, to teach examination and interpretation of neurological symptoms, teach appraisal of indications of examinations and evaluate results.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Knowledge on neurological disorders symptoms and treatment options.
Skills
1.Interpret neurological symptoms seen by the psychotherapy.
Competences
1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research; understanding of a team-work (work in groups) and its functions.
Assessment
Individual work
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Grade
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1.
Individual work |
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To diagnose neurological disorders.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking for neurological and pseudoneurological disorders.
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Examination |
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Essay on functional or organic neurological symptoms.
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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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Indications for the diagnosis of differentiation of psychosomatic disorders in neurological examination.
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Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Topics
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Psychosomatic disorders in neurology.
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Seminar
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Topics
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Psychosomatic disorders in neurology. Chronic pain conditions.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
3
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Pamela S. Klonoff. Psychotherapy for Families after Brain Injury. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014.
2.
Pamela S. Klonoff. Psychotherapy after Brain Injury: principles and techniques. 2010, The Guilford Press.
3.
The hormone factor in mental health: bridging the mind-body gap / [edited by] Linda M. Rio. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
4.
Clinical manual of pain management in psychiatry / by Raphael J. Leo. 1st ed. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2007.
5.
Pain: what psychiatrists need to know / edited by Mary Jane Massie. 2000, American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
6.
Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms / Chris Williams, Catriona Kent, Sharon Smith, Alan Carson, Michael Sharpe and Jonathan Cavanagh. Hodder Arnold, 2011.
Additional Reading
1.
Psychoneuroendocrinology of sport and exercise: foundations, markers, trends / edited by Felix Ehrlenspiel and Katharina Strahler. Routledge, 2012.
2.
Multiple Sclerosis: Psychosocial and Vocational Interventions / Robert T. Fraser, David C. Clemmons, Francie Bennett. Demos Medical Publishing, Inc., 2002.
3.
Psychotherapy for neuropsychological challenges / Albert S. Aniskiewicz. Jason Aronson, 2007.
4.
Emotional Vertigo: Between Anxiety and Pleasure / Danielle Quinodoz. Routledge, 1997.
5.
Textbook of clinical neurology / [edited by] Christopher G. Goetz, Eric J. 1999, by W.B. Saunders Company.
6.
Neurology: a Queen Square textbook / edited by Charles Clarke . [et al.]. 1st ed. 2009, by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
7.
Anthony Feinstein. The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Multiple Sclerosis. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
8.
Mental sharpening stones: manage the cognitive challenges of multiple sclerosis / [edited by] Jeffrey N. Gingold. 2009, Demos Medical Publishing, LLC.