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About Study Course

ECTS:13
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 understanding of complex neurobiological and evolutionary factors in the origin and treatment of mental disorders; understand the role of psychiatry and psychotherapy among the neurosciences and evolutionary biology. Acquire unified image of complex multiple factors in terms of mental standard and mental disorders; be able to analyse the brain evolutionary factors; understand the practical benefit of application of such factors in selection of the method of treatment.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Understand basic ideas of neurobiology and evolutionary biology.

Skills

1.Analyse biological basics of human psychic functioning and psychotherapy.

Competence

1.Example-based knowledge, skills and attitude essential for working at a hospital and for research, raising public awareness via media.