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Module Title |
Psychiatry for Psychotherapists
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Module Code |
NS512
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School |
School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
5
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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- To critically analyse the discipline of psychiatry, comparing and contrasting the psychiatric approach to mental health with that of psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic approaches.
- To evaluate the DSM-IV and ICD-l O classification systems for psychiatric disorders, emphasising the aetiology, course and outcome of disorders considered within such conceptual frameworks.
- To explore the structures, systems and processes associated with the provision of psychiatric services in institutional and community-based settings, in order to develop skills in liaising with these services.
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Learning Outcomes
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On successful completion of the module and following a period of personal study students will be able to: ?
- Describe and critically evaluate the psychiatry-based approach to mental health.
- Debate the principles and practice of patient assessment and management in psychiatry, including suitability for psychotherapy
- Appraise the relationship of counselling and psychotherapy to psychiatry.
- Analyse the rationale for classifying psychiatric disorders.
- Discuss the categories of psychiatric disorders identified in the DSM-IV and ICD-lO classification systems, including the symptomology, aetiology, course and outcome of the principal disorders that have been Identified.
- Use the skills that are involved in making judgments and decisions regarding the appropriateness of referring a client to a psychiatric service.
- Use the structures and systems of the psychiatric services to make referrals and liase with professionals working in a variety of psychiatric service settings.
- Analyse the rationale that underpins bio/psycho/social psychiatric interventions
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
16
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Tutorials |
4
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Laboratories |
8
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Seminars |
8
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Independent Learning Time |
39
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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· The development of the psychiatric model of service provision. · The current roles and functions of the psychiatric services in Ireland.· Biomedical approaches to intervention (e.g., disease models of mental health; the use of pharmacological treatments). · The role of psychoanalytic approaches in psychiatry. · Adaptive processes and mental mechanisms. · The ''mental disorder'' approach: Concepts and operationalisation of psychopathology in psychiatry. · DSM-IV and ICD-lO as classification systems for describing mental health · Difficulties with classifying mental health difficulties: The examples of labelling, dual diagnosis and personality disorder. · Symptomology, aetiology, course and outcomes of major mental disorders, such as depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. · Diagnosis and treatment of PTSD -Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · The use of psychopharmacological therapies in the psychiatric model of therapy and treatment. · Contextual influences and current trends in the development of approaches to psychiatric therapeutic care and intervention. · Liasing with psychiatric services; issues that arise in a multi-disciplinary environment. · Classification issues in mental health, such as the use ofDSM-1V and ICD-lO.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Essential Reading List:Daines, B., Gask, L. & Usherwood, T. (2004 ed) Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors. Sage, LondonGask, L. (2004) A Short Introduction to Psychiatry. Sage, LondonGlassman, W. E. & Hadad, M. (2004) Approaches to Psychology. Open University PressKatona, C. & M. Robertson (2000) Psychiatry at a Glance. Blackwell Science, U.K.McKeon, Patrick 1997 Coping with Depression and Elation. (revised ed). Sheldon PressSupplementary Reading List:Bazire, Stephen. GP Psychotrophic Handbook. Quay booksFish, Frank (1968) An Outline of Psychiatry. Wright Pubs., BristolJung, C G (1978) Memories Dreams Reflections. Collins Foout Paperbacks, First published 1963Kolb, L.C. (1968) Noyes Modern Clinical Psychiatry. W. B. Saunders, 7th Ed.Kuipers, Liz. et al. (1992) Family work for Schizophrenia. Gaskell Press, LondonLishman, W. A. (1978) Organic Psychiatry. BlackwellSamuels, Andrew (1989) Psychopathology. Karnac Books
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