Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the psychiatric treatment of mental illness and particularly to the medical model. Students will discuss and debate the value of a formal psychiatric assessment and/or ongoing psychiatric treatment. This module will explore the boundaries and overlaps between counselling/psychotherapy and psychiatry. By becoming familiar with the categories of psychiatric disorders identified in the DSM IV and ICD-10, students will learn to discern when and how it might be appropriate to refer for a psychiatric evaluation, particularly in an emergency situation such as when a suicide risk is apparent. In addition, students will learn about the biopsychosocial approach to psychiatry, and about how to liaise with professionals working within a variety of psychiatric service settings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Compare and contrast the psychiatric approach to mental health with psychotherapeutic approaches. 2. Critique the rationale for the classification of psychiatric disorders 3. Debate the principles and practice of patient assessment (including suitability for psychotherapy), classification, and treatment in psychiatry 4. Evaluate the categories of psychiatric disorders identified in the DSM-IV and ICD-10 including the symptoms, aetiology, course and outcome of the principal disorders 5. Employ the structures and systems of psychiatric services to make referrals and liaise with professionals working in a variety of psychiatric settings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
The Psychiatric Approach to Mental Health:Through readings and class discussions, this section examines the psychiatric approach to mental health . With it’s emphasis on diagnosis, psychiatric management is compared and critiqued with the psychotherapeutic approach to mental health.DSM IV and ICD 10 Classification of Psychiatric DisordersThrough the study of the DSM lV and ICD 10, together with sample vignettes, students learn skills for recognising when individuals may be presenting with formal psychiatric disorders. Participants become practiced in recognising some of the common psychiatric illnesses, such as depression and anxiety. They should also be aware of the need to refer clients for psychiatric assessment if there is deterioration in their mental health, such that they pose a risk to themselves or others. They should recognise that psychiatric treatment can be an adjunct to psychotherapy and vice versa.Psychiatric AssessmentThrough lectures and class discussion students will learn the process of psychiatric assessment of clients referred to the psychiatric service in a non emergency situation.Psychiatric Services in IrelandThrough lectures and class discussion students will become familiar with the structure of the local psychiatric services and will learn how to access them. They will know the constituents of the mental health multidisciplinary team and the roles of each team member . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 0, http://www.dohc.ie, Department of health and Children,, 2006, A Vision for Change-Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy',, Dublin, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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