Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychiatry
Course Code
RTM_029
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
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 accordance with the requirements of the Forensic Medicine Specialty Regulations, in order to prepare the doctor for certification and independent work in the specialty of Forensic Medicine Expert.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Recognize mental illnesses and disorders.
Skills
1.Diagnose mental disorders and relate them to the effects of external factors.
Competences
1.To carry out an expert opinion in a commission with a psychiatrist on the causal relationship and severity assessment of mental disorders, according to the criteria for assessing the severity of physical injuries.
Assessment
Individual work
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Get acquainted with the latest literature and prepare a presentation on the topics of the seminar.
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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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Topics
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Mental diseases and mental disorders, classification. Life-threatening psychiatric disorders. Epilepsy. Suicide.
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Psychiatric disorders caused by external factors (physical, mental trauma, intoxication). Post-traumatic stress syndrome.
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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.
Comprehensive textbook of psychiatry. Editors, Harold I.Kaplan, Benjamin J. Sadock. 50th Anniversary Edition, 2017.