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About Study Course

ECTS:9.45
Course supervisor:Artūrs Utināns
Study type:Full time
Course level:Doctor
Target audience:Medicine
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Anatomy; Clinical medicine

Objective

Provide in-depth understanding about mental disorders and biopsychosocial factors of origin and development of diseases, classification, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Students must acquire the following:
•knowledge on manifestations, development and course of mental disorders and addictions and diseases in adults, teenagers and children;
•skills in diagnosis, evaluation and differential diagnosis of mental disorders and addictions, and illnesses;
•knowledge and skills required for treatment of mental disorders and illnesses, setting goals and elaborating a plan in order to choose the most appropriate methods of treatment and prevention, taking into account the biopsychosocial aspects.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.about treatment of mental disorders and diseases, methods of treatment and prevention.

Skills

1.diagnosis of mental disorders and diseases in accordance with SSK-10; elaboration of the plan of treatment, chose the most appropriate methods of treatment and prevention;

Competence

1.example-based knowledge, skills and attitude, 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.