Psychiatry

Code:

M5_BC06

Acronym:

PSI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S (of 13-09-2021 to 07-01-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	60	Official Study Plan	5	-	6	64,5	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The basic curriculum, essential for all physicians, specifies the areas considered to be of special relevance in the Psychiatry Curricular Unit of the Integrated Master in Medicine at ICBAS.

 

Thus, the teaching of Psychiatry has been structured in such a way that students can have access to fundamental program content in various contexts. These include: theoretical, theoretical-practical and practical classes in which the patient is the constant and indispensable factor for learning approach, communication and intervention techniques with the person in distress. These learnings have as a fundamental element the inclusion of socio-affective aspects and an holistic approach to the patient. The primary concern is learning to assess the person and their social, family and affective environments. Teaching will always be oriented towards reducing psychiatry related stigma, individual training, increasing literacy in psychiatry and mental health, respect for fundamental citizenship rights, prevention and promoting mental health in different contexts of life.

 

It must provide an adequate level of psychiatric knowledge, with clinical skills and knowledge of appropriate interventions, to provide an effective assessment and therapeutic interventions for all patients.

 

Newly trained physicians should be able to recognize, assess and diagnose the most prevalent mental disorders, intervene effectively in psychiatric emergency situations and know how and when to refer patients with psychiatric conditions to senior doctors or specialists.

 

The main specific objectives for teaching clinical psychiatry are:      
     1- Provide students with knowledge and understanding of the main psychiatric disorders and the relationship between mental health and psychiatry with other medical areas. Likewise, it must provide knowledge about the principles underlying modern psychiatric theory and about the most commonly used treatments;        
    2- Promote the development of the necessary skills, to apply the acquired knowledge, in everyday clinical situations (capacity for diagnostic evaluation, most usual therapeutic guidelines, criteria for referencing to the specialty);     
       3- Development of the necessary skills to respond, in an empathetic way, to mental problems, illnesses and psychological suffering in all medical contexts;       
     4- Provide knowledge that allows students to deal adequately with their own health and well-being. In short, it should give students the basic knowledge of Psychiatry, namely its insertion in the context of medical sciences, its methodological and clinical specificities, as well as the clinical aspects of mental illnesses with the greatest epidemiological relevance.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to identify the main psychiatric syndromes, define a clinical orientation and their therapeutic approach, as well as to identify the need for referral to Psychiatry.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

Introduction to Psychiatry 
Psychological and Neuropsychological Assessment 
Examination and Diagnosis in Psychiatry Therapies in Psychiatry - Psychopharmacology (1) 
Therapeutics in Psychiatry (2) 
History of Psychiatry and Organization of Mental Health Services 
Psychiatry and Medicine 
Anxiety and Stress
Disorders Affective Disorders (1) 
Affective Disorders (2) 
Suicide 
Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses 
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (1) 
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2) 
Eating Disorders 
Personality Disorders 
Additive /substance abuse disorders 
Sexuality: dysfunctions, gender dysphoria and paraphilias
Neuro Cognitive Disorders

Mandatory literature

Harrison, P., Cowen, P., Burns, T., Fazel, M.; Shorter Oxford ; Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition, Oxford University Press, 2018

Complementary Bibliography

Cordenação Nacional para a Saúde Mental; Plano Nacional de Saúde Mental - 2007/2016
Cordenação Nacional para a Saúde Mental; Relatório do PNSM 2007/2016 e Proposta prioritárias pafra a extenção a 2020
Conselho Nacional de Saúde; Sem mais tempo a perder

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Theoretical classes

 - 6 hours in the introductory "Primer" and 13 hours throughout the semester;

- Classroom modality in person or by video conference or mixed model (in person and virtual), according to the evolution of the pandemic and institutional guidelines;

- Video conference classes (“real-time” or recorded);

 - Content sharing on the digital platform (theoretical lessons in power-point, videos, clinical cases, scientific articles, support book or other specific bibliography).

 

1. Theoretical-Practical / Practical classes

 - 13 weeks: 3.5 h per week;

 - Classroom modality in person or by video conference or mixed model (in person and virtual), according to the evolution of the pandemic and institutional guidelines;

 - Video conference classes focused on the presentation and discussion of clinical cases or vignettes;

 - Written work (e.g. monograph / free theme / article) by students on a topic within Psychiatry.

 

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching / learning methodologies will depend on the existing epidemiological situation and we can have one of the 3 scenarios:

A. Face-to-face - classes will take place in the usual manner

B. Blended format for contact hours:

. Theoretical classes will be held with presence of some students or totally remotely via Zoom in a synchronous way.

. TP classes will be held with presence of some students or totally remotely via Zoom in a synchronous way with discussion of clinical cases.

. Practical classes: the groups will be divided into two parts, half should have contact with the real patient and the other half with the virtual patient or perform another activity indicated by the teacher, alternating the following week.

C. Distance learning - this model will only be applied if the conditions for semi-face-to-face teaching are impossible due to pandemic and will be done entirely with the use of virtual patients and digital platforms.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Exame	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	97,50
Frequência das aulas	64,50
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence for all students is required, therefore only 1/4 fouls are allowed.

Minimum 9.5 values in the final exam (75 minutes)

Calculation formula of final grade

1. Continuous Practical Assessment (50%)

- For all students, the frequency of practical classes is mandatory, so only 1/4 absences are allowed.

- Each parameter is eliminatory.

a) Continuous Assessment (attendance, professional attitude, behavior, teacher assessment) (7 points)

 b) Monograph (Theme in the field of Psychiatry) + Knowledge (6 points)

c) Clinical History + Clinical and Communication Capacity (7 points)

 

2. Theoretical assessment with final exam (50%)

- Final in-person exam or alternatively Moodle exam, according to the evolution of the pandemic and institutional guidelines; Minimum grade of 9.5 in the final exam.

 - Structure of the final exam (lasting 60 minutes):

  40 SBA multiple answer questions ("single best answer" (0.5 points each = 20 points;

  3. Final classification: 50% Continuous assessment and 50% Final exam

 

 

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Oral examination

Classification improvement

Oral examination