Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Psychotherapy of Addictions I
Course Code
RPH_030
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
Provide knowledge and skills of addiction psychotherapy in compliance with the qualification of the psychotherapist. Provide knowledge on etiopathogenesis and psycho-dynamics of addiction and knowledge about possible methods of psychotherapeutic and psychiatric treatment.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Define etiopathogenesis different types of addiction.
Skills
1.Analyse the potential of different types of psychotherapy in treatment of addictions.
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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Familiarize yourself with the influential literature. Analyze clinical cases of addiction. Essay. In the essay, the resident reflects on his knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking in working with addiction patients.
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Examination
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Examination |
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Resident expresses his/her knowledge and clinical/psychodynamic thinking in work with addictions.
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Written exam on the topics covered in the study course.
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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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Diagnosis and treatment options for alcohol dependence.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Number of Residency Seminars:
1
Length (weeks):
4
Final Examination:
Residency exam (Theory and practice)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Dynamic Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Alcoholism / Margaret H. Bean, Edward J. Khantzian, John E. Mack, George Vaillant, and Norman E. Zinberg. 2014, International Psychotherapy Institute.
2.
Elizabeth E. Epstein, Barbara S. McCrady. A Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Program for Overcoming Alcohol Problems. 2009 by Oxford University Press, Inc.
3.
André Luiz Monezi Andrade. Psychology of Substance Abuse: Psychotherapy, Clinical Management and Social Intervention. Springer, 2021.
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Cognitive therapy for addiction: motivation and change / Frank Ryan. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
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Christian Montag, Martin Reuter. Internet Addiction. Neuroscientific Approaches and Therapeutical Interventions. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015.
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A cognitive behavioural therapy programme for problem gambling: therapist manual / Namrata Raylu & Tian Po Oei. 2010 by Routledge.
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Marcantonio Spada. Cognitive behavioural therapy for problem drinking: a practitioner's guide. 2010 by Routledge.
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The Psychodynamics of Addiction / Martin Weegmann, Robert Kohen. 2002, Whurr Publishers.
Additional Reading
1.
Glen O. Gabbard. Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. 4th Edition, 2005.
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Treating Pornography Addiction / Kevin B. Skinner. GrowthClimate, Inc., 2005.
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Mark B. Sobell Linda C. Sobell. Problem Drinkers. Guided Self-Change Treatment. e-Book 2015 International Psychotherapy Institute.
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Internet addiction / editors, Hannah O. Price. 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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Internet addiction / Laura Perdew. 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. International.
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Internet and social media addiction / by Andrea C. Nakaya. 2015 ReferencePoint Press, Inc..
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Qualitative research in gambling: exploring the production and consumption of risk / edited by Rebecca Cassidy, Andrea Pisac and Claire Loussouarn. 2013 by Routledge.
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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of disordered gambling / edited by David C. S. Richard, Alex Blaszczynski, Lia Nower. 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Gary Wilson. Your Brain On Porn. Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction. 2017 Commonwealth Publishing.