College 1: introductie lecture
Clinical blocks we’ve already followed
- 1.5 changing man
- 1.6 normal/abnormal
- 2.6 anxiety & stress
Practical information
- Communication via
o Canvas
o Persoon die lectures geeft
o student representative
- Learning goals
o To have knowledge of the symptomatology and DSM-5 classification of bipolar
disorder, depression and related illnesses
o To have knowledge of the etiology of these disorders
o To have knowledge of the somatic and psychological treatment of these disorders
o To be able to critically read an summarize scientific articles on these disorders
o To relate the above to psychopathology in children
- Changed
Content (affective disorders is now the name. Only depression & bipolar, no
schizophrenia, bc change in master program, complex psychiatric disorders like
schizophrenia in stead of forensic part)
Literature due to content (50% has changed). Also lifestyle psychology, changing
lifestyle and in that way prevent some disorders (sleep, exercise) & science
Exam changed, it is now proctored ☹
1st course assignment has changed & now an additional one about Hamilton rating
scale and evaluating how to use it in practice
- Structure 3.4
- Lectures, tutorial groups & self-study (most of the time)
Lectures:
1. Introduction (this one)
2. Major depression
3. Bipolar disorder
4. Lifestyle psychology (guest speaker)
5. Overview & questions (interactive hopefully)
- Course assignments (deadline every Friday, upload on canvas! Dutch is ok too!)
1. Psychodiagnostics using questionnaires
2. Treatment plan
3. Hamilton rating scale
4. Checklist
- Successful completion of block
5.5 of exam
Pass of ALL course assignments
Obligations fulfilled when absent (10 multiple choice questions)
Theory (course assignments)
- coordinator judges fail/pass
Language (style, spelling, grammar)
Plagiarism
, Deadline (too late = fail)
- Psychodiagnostics is central theme. How to diagnose a certain disease in certain patient
o SCL-90, BDI, COPE (assignment 1) (depressed patient)
Scores on different questionnaires & apply certain rules and regulations to
find out what is going on with this patient and what we can do with it
SCL-90: broad list of psychological complaints ( sleep, pain). 90 items,
8 scales. Interpret by norm-scores (different groups!)
BDI (beck depression inventory): self-report depression scale. Most
notable symptoms of depression, 21 items in 3 categories (affective,
somatic, cognitive)
COPE (coping questionnaire)
o Treatment plan (assignment 2)
Do we have bipolar patient/not, how serious is it & what to do with this
patient? (treatment plan)
.
information
- Who is it?
- Psychiatric anamnesis (patient history), incl course of illness
- Life history (biography)
- Social aspects (support, work, money)
- Somatic aspects
Summarize it in treatment plan. Treatment plan had to include social aspects (social support,
patient work, is there enough money available for a living)
-preliminary diagnosis. What is needed more for final diagnosis?
o Hamilton rating scale (assignment 3)
Golden standard for assessing depressive symptoms (clinical trials)
When & how is scale applied?
Hoe does it differ from self-assessment scales like BDI?
How can cut-off scores be interpreted?
o Checklist (assignment 4) to evaluate scientific quality of scientific papers
Practice using checklist in next 3 meetings.
Next week: paper use checklist for the introduction of the Kaiser paper
For final meeting: use checklist on selected research paper (pick an
interesting paper you can discuss in last meeting)
In groups of 2-3 (1 assignment per group, only this assignment)
Upload before last meeting!
Write NOT in general terms, but about the specific patient!
information
- Who is it?
- Psychiatric anamnesis (patient history), incl course of illness
- Life history (biography)
- Social aspects (support, work, money)
- Somatic aspects
Summarize it in treatment plan. Treatment plan had to include social aspects (social support, can
patient work, is there enough money available for a living)
-preliminary diagnosis. What is needed more for final diagnosis?
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