INFANTILE NEUROPSYCHIATRY
OVERVIEW
See the integrated course of pediatrics
AIMS AND CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
See the integrated course of pediatrics
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The teaching aims to
- provide students with the basics of child neuropsychiatry
- provide students with a general understanding of psychomotor, cognitive and emotional development and of the interaction between biological, psychological, family and socio-environmental aspects
- to introduce the issues related to the main disorders in Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, with particular reference to Intellectual Disabilities, Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Epilepsies, Febrile Convulsions, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Food Behavior Disorders, anxiety, mood, thought and in general psychic distress, especially in adolescence
- have students acquire neurological and psychiatric evaluation skills in developmental age, related to psychomotor, cognitive and relational development; skills in the field of global and multidisciplinary care and in interventions on the problems, also aimed at activating the early recognition of the disorders, the prevention of disability and the promotion of mental health.
EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS
At the end of the course the student will be able to
• know the basic elements of child neuropsychiatry,
know the basic elements of the main psychopathological disorders in the Neuropsychiatry of infancy and adolescence, with particular reference to Intellectual Disabilities, Infantile Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy and Developmental epileptic syndromes, Febrile convulsions, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Food conduct Disorders, disorders of anxiety, mood, thought and disorders about general characteristics of mental illness
• classify the main clinical forms
• understand the principles of disorders treatment in Child Neuropsychiatry, with particular attention to disability and mental disorders, with a view to planning therapeutic interventions and qualifications
• recognize the disorders in question, especially at an early stage
• analytically describe the related signs and symptoms
• apply the main diagnostic and therapeutic criteria
• critically evaluate the pathogenic factors in the role
• to distinguish these disorders from similar forms, in differential diagnosis
• building the bases of diagnostic-therapeutic-care pathways and outlining the basic principles of multidisciplinary care, the early recognition of disorders, the prevention of disability and the promotion of mental health
• explain to the families and, to the extent practicable, the problems and the diagnostic-therapeutic approach to be implemented.
Teaching methods
Lectures with space for interactivity, awareness raising increasing of observation skills, continuous training and EBM practices
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
Psychomotor and emotional development
Intellectual Disabilities
Infantile Cerebral Palsy
Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes of the developmental age; febrile convulsions
Problems related to disorders of anxiety, mood, thought
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Eating behavior disorders
Neurological and neuropsychiatric evaluation in childhood under different conditions
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Maurizio de Negri “Neuropsichiatria dell’età evolutiva” Ed. Piccin, Padova, 2004.
Slides of lessons, to supplement the text.
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: by appointment with secretariat tel 010.56362432 or by e-mail contact. elidegrandis@gmail.com; elisa.degrandis@unige.it
Exam Board
PASQUALE STRIANO (President)
GIUSEPPA PATTI
ALDAMARIA PULITI
LINO NOBILI
LUCA ANTONIO RAMENGHI
CARLO MINETTI
GIROLAMO MATTIOLI
ANGELO RAVELLI
STEFANO VOLPI
MICHELE TORRE
MARIA CRISTINA SCHIAFFINO
VINCENZO SALPIETRO DAMIANO
GIUSEPPE MARTUCCIELLO
MARIA MARGHERITA MANCARDI
ALESSANDRO CONSOLARO
GIUSEPPE D'ANNUNZIO
Rosaria Casciaro
CLAUDIO BRUNO
RENATA BOCCIARDI
ELISA DE GRANDIS
NATASCIA DI IORGI
CLARA MALATTIA
CARLO BELLINI
ROBERTO GASTALDI
CHIARA FIORILLO
MOHAMAD MAGHNIE (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
LESSONS
Teaching methods
Lectures with space for interactivity, awareness raising increasing of observation skills, continuous training and EBM practices
LESSONS START
II semester, from April 2019
EXAMS
Exam description
A Oral. Score (18-30) is attributed according to the degree of knowledge and training acquired, as indicated by C.I. of Pediatrics.
Assessment methods
The exam is conducted in order to verify the achievement of the expected learning outcomes: ability to apply knowledge through the use of operational tools, communication skills through oral examination, start-up of interdisciplinary work training and the specific role, development the ability to insight through experience.
Exam schedule
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/05/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | esame riservato agli studenti fuori corso Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 - sala museo |
| 03/06/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Istituto G. Gaslini - Padiglione 16 - aula magna |
| 04/06/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 - aula magna |
| 17/06/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | sala museo - Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 |
| 01/07/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | sala museo - Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 |
| 15/07/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | sala museo - Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 |
| 16/09/2021 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale | sala museo - Istituto G. Gaslini - padiglione 16 |
FURTHER INFORMATION
The course is held in the second semester of the second year through lectures that use slide and videotape projections and stimulate interactivity. Verification of learning takes place in oral form as part of the verification of the integrated course in which the discipline is part. The teaching material is provided by the teacher and made available on AulaWeb.