Performing and practicing psychiatric interviewing and psychiatric history taking. Students should be able to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s mental status.

The aim is to discuss the methods of promoting and protecting mental health. Legal issues of involuntary treatment and hospitalization, as well as restraining measures, are discussed.

The aim is to explain psychiatric emergencies, especially violent behaviors, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Students should learn how to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies.

The aim is to explain the principles of psychiatric intensive care – discussing acutely psychotic patients, agitated patients, patients in crisis, etc. Students should know and recognize psychiatric conditions that require intensive psychiatric treatment.

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion.

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion. 

Midterm Exam I-Case Report

A practical leader agrees to the time of the practical hours with the students. It can be carried out during regular working hours, afternoon working hours, or on the duty of the practical leader, considering that it does not conflict with other student obligations. The practicals aim to acquaint the student with the organization of work at the Department of Psychiatry, which includes emergency psychiatric admission, treatment in divisions, treatment in day hospital facilities, and treatment at the Polyclinic of the Department of Psychiatry

The aim is to learn psychiatric interviewing techniques and mental status examination concerning possible communication obstacles. The student is expected to comprehend the importance of psychiatric interviewing for a patient’s diagnosis and generating a treatment plan. Also, to define psychiatric signs and symptoms and methods for eliciting them. Students should be able to determine a mental status examination.

General therapy principles in psychiatry consist of biological, psychotherapeutic, and socio-therapeutic ways of treatment. Students would be familiarized with the combined and complementary methods of treatment. Students should conceptualize the biopsychosocial model of approaching mental health disorders. 

The aim is to present different but often overlapping symptoms of neurocognitive disorders, and treatment procedures, too. The learning outcome is to recognize reversible and irreversible clinical features due to brain damage. 

The aim is to describe the clinical features of substance-related and addictive disorders. The student is expected to understand addiction; it’s etiology and treatment options.

Schizophrenia represents maybe the most devastating psychiatric illness, still with insufficiently defined etiology. The learning outcome is to describe and define the range of signs and symptoms that arise from the underlying cognitive and emotional impairments. Students should understand pharmacological and psychosocial treatment options. 

Depression is one of the most widespread mental disorders. The aim is to describe distinct clinical features of depression and to present algorithms for treatment. Students should become confident in establishing or diagnosing the severity of depression and in deciding which patients could be treated in the primary care setting and which should be referred to the psychiatrist.

The aim is to understand the psychodynamics and neurobiology of symptom formation in anxiety, conversion, dissociative and somatoform disorders.  The student is expected to learn clinical features and clinical management of the fore-mentioned disorders that are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the world.

This seminar aims to describe the main clinical features of distinct stress and trauma-related disorders and to define a traumatic event.  The learning outcome is to understand the pathophysiology of reactions to stress and trauma, the features of traumatic memory, and the treatment standards.

Personality disorders still bear some controversies regarding their diagnosis and classification. The purpose is to describe clinical features and clusters of personality disorders and to know therapy principles. 

The aim is to present the main groups and representatives of sleep-wake disorders and to understand their etiology and treatment options. The next aim is to define and explain feeding and eating disorders, their phenomenology, and their pathophysiology. The learning outcome is to get to know treatment options for patients.

The aim of the seminar is to present neurodevelopmental disorders that are most frequently seen in general practice settings (intellectual disability, communication disorders, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, specific learning disorders, and motor disorders ( including tic); also, we shall review adult psychiatric disorders that are often seen in children, too ( depression, schizophrenia, etc.). Students should understand special aspects of the assessment and treatment of children.

The aim of this seminar is to explain the importance of community psychiatry as a way of provision of a coordinated program of mental health care to the community. It includes working with patients, their families, and different agencies in the community. Activities of the consultation-liaison psychiatry are focused on the psychiatric and psychosocial aspects of medical care. Students should understand the basic principles of those two branches of psychiatry.

The aim is to present civil issues pertinent to psychiatric practice including confidentiality, informed consent, and involuntary treatment. Forensic psychiatry is dealing with criminal legal issues. Stigmatization and self-stigmatization are addressed, too.

Midterm Exam II - test is related to the topics of the lectures and seminars.

Performing and practicing psychiatric interviewing and psychiatric history taking. Students should be able to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s mental status.

The aim is to discuss the methods of promoting and protecting mental health. Legal issues of involuntary treatment and hospitalization, as well as restraining measures, are discussed.

The aim is to explain psychiatric emergencies, especially violent behaviors, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Students should learn how to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies.

The aim is to explain the principles of psychiatric intensive care – discussing acutely psychotic patients, agitated patients, patients in crisis, etc. Students should know and recognize psychiatric conditions that require intensive psychiatric treatment.

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion.

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion. 

Midterm Exam I-Case Report

A practical leader agrees to the time of the practical hours with the students. It can be carried out during regular working hours, afternoon working hours, or on the duty of the practical leader, considering that it does not conflict with other student obligations. The practicals aim to acquaint the student with the organization of work at the Department of Psychiatry, which includes emergency psychiatric admission, treatment in divisions, treatment in day hospital facilities, and treatment at the Polyclinic of the Department of Psychiatry

The aim is to learn psychiatric interviewing techniques and mental status examination concerning possible communication obstacles. The student is expected to comprehend the importance of psychiatric interviewing for a patient’s diagnosis and generating a treatment plan. Also, to define psychiatric signs and symptoms and methods for eliciting them. Students should be able to determine a mental status examination.

General therapy principles in psychiatry consist of biological, psychotherapeutic, and socio-therapeutic ways of treatment. Students would be familiarized with the combined and complementary methods of treatment. Students should conceptualize the biopsychosocial model of approaching mental health disorders. 

The aim is to present different but often overlapping symptoms of neurocognitive disorders, and treatment procedures, too. The learning outcome is to recognize reversible and irreversible clinical features due to brain damage. 

The aim is to describe the clinical features of substance-related and addictive disorders. The student is expected to understand addiction; it’s etiology and treatment options.

Schizophrenia represents maybe the most devastating psychiatric illness, still with insufficiently defined etiology. The learning outcome is to describe and define the range of signs and symptoms that arise from the underlying cognitive and emotional impairments. Students should understand pharmacological and psychosocial treatment options. 

Depression is one of the most widespread mental disorders. The aim is to describe distinct clinical features of depression and to present algorithms for treatment. Students should become confident in establishing or diagnosing the severity of depression and in deciding which patients could be treated in the primary care setting and which should be referred to the psychiatrist.

The aim is to understand the psychodynamics and neurobiology of symptom formation in anxiety, conversion, dissociative and somatoform disorders.  The student is expected to learn clinical features and clinical management of the fore-mentioned disorders that are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders in the world.

This seminar aims to describe the main clinical features of distinct stress and trauma-related disorders and to define a traumatic event.  The learning outcome is to understand the pathophysiology of reactions to stress and trauma, the features of traumatic memory, and the treatment standards.

Personality disorders still bear some controversies regarding their diagnosis and classification. The purpose is to describe clinical features and clusters of personality disorders and to know therapy principles. 

The aim is to present the main groups and representatives of sleep-wake disorders and to understand their etiology and treatment options. The next aim is to define and explain feeding and eating disorders, their phenomenology, and their pathophysiology. The learning outcome is to get to know treatment options for patients.

The aim of the seminar is to present neurodevelopmental disorders that are most frequently seen in general practice settings (intellectual disability, communication disorders, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, specific learning disorders, and motor disorders ( including tic); also, we shall review adult psychiatric disorders that are often seen in children, too ( depression, schizophrenia, etc.). Students should understand special aspects of the assessment and treatment of children.

The aim of this seminar is to explain the importance of community psychiatry as a way of provision of a coordinated program of mental health care to the community. It includes working with patients, their families, and different agencies in the community. Activities of the consultation-liaison psychiatry are focused on the psychiatric and psychosocial aspects of medical care. Students should understand the basic principles of those two branches of psychiatry.

The aim is to present civil issues pertinent to psychiatric practice including confidentiality, informed consent, and involuntary treatment. Forensic psychiatry is dealing with criminal legal issues. Stigmatization and self-stigmatization are addressed, too.

Midterm Exam II - test is related to the topics of the lectures and seminars.

Performing and practicing psychiatric interviewing and psychiatric history taking. Student should be able to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s mental status

The aim is to discuss the methods of promoting and protecting mental health. Legal issues of involuntary treatment and hospitalization, as well as restraining measures, are discussed

The aim is to explain psychiatric emergencies, especially violent behaviors, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Student should learn how to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies

The aim is to explain principles of psychiatric intensive care – discussing acutely psychotic patient, agitated patient, patient in crisis etc. Student should know and recognize psychiatric conditions that require intensive psychiatric treatment

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion. Midterm Exam I-Case Report

Practical leader agrees the time of the practical hours with the students. It can be carried out during regular working hours, afternoon working hours or on duty of the practical leader, considering that it does not conflict with other student obligations. The practicals aim to acquaint the student with the organization of work at the Department of Psychiatry, which includes emergency psychiatric admission, treatment in divisions, treatment in day hospital facilities, and treatment at the Polyclinic of the Department of Psychiatry

The goal is to acquaint the student with the method of taking an anamnesis and a psychiatric interview, as well as possible communication difficulties.The outcome is an overview of an effective way of psychiatric interview that provides the possibility of assessing the patient's psychological status

In psychiatry, general therapeutic principles include a biological approach, a psychotherapeutic approach, and sociotherapeutic methods of treatment. The outcome is familiarizing the student with the possibility of combining these methods and mastering the principles of the biopsychosocial approach in the treatment of mental disorders.

The aim is to show the forms of this group of disorders and the methods of their treatment. The outcome is the recognition of the psychological consequences of permanent or temporary brain damage.

The goal is to become familiar with forms of addiction and their characteristics, as well as the possibility of their treatment. The outcome is an introduction to the problem of addiction, its etiology and therapeutic options

CSchizophrenia is the most severe psychiatric disorder of insufficiently defined etiology. The goal is to get acquainted with knowledge from this field, but also with questions that are still open. The outcome is recognition of the basic features of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like diseases as well as therapeutic principles

Shizofrenija predstavlja najteži psihijatrijski poremećaj nedovoljno definirane etiologije. Cilj je upoznati se sa  saznanjima iz ovog područja ali i pitanjima koja su još uvijek otvorena. Ishod je prepoznavanje osnovnih značajki shizofrenije i shizofreniji sličnih oboljenja kao i terapijskih principa.

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. A depressive episode can be part of different clinical entities. The goal is to get acquainted with all forms of mood disorders and therapeutic algorithms. The outcome is the achievement of certainty in the diagnosis and assessment of a depressive state and the determination of the degree of depression that can be treated in a family medicine doctor's office.

The goal is to acquaint the student with the ways in which a psychological conflict is transformed into an anxiety, conversion, dissociative or somatoform symptom. The outcome is the recognition of clinical pictures within anxiety disorders as well as familiarization with therapeutic possibilities

The goal is to show the features of a group of disorders caused by stressors of various intensities up to traumatic stressors, and to determine the differences between them. The outcome is an understanding of the mechanism of the occurrence of these disorders, their features and treatment options.

Personality disorders are an area of ​​constant controversy both in the assessment of clinical pictures and in classification efforts. The aim is to describe the clinical features of these disorders; master the basic principles of recognition and treatment.

The goal is to become familiar with the basic groups of sleep and wakefulness disorders and the mechanisms of their occurrence, as well as therapeutic possibilities. The goal is also to become familiar with the spectrum of eating disorders, especially anorexia / bulimia. The outcome is mastering the treatment of basic sleep disorders and recognizing the signs of eating disorders and the possibilities in their treatment.

Disorders of developmental age include disorders of the same spectrum of mental disorders as in adults, but also specific disorders related to a particularly sensitive time and area of ​​psychological maturation. All of them have characteristics, among other things, the developmental stage in which they occur. The outcome is an introduction to the spectrum of mental disorders of childhood and adolescence, their specificities, and the importance of involving parents in therapeutic procedures.

Aspects of the organization of the psychiatric service, which could cover a wide range of interventions for chronic mental patients, but also for all other patients who develop somatic diseases due to psychological reasons or vice versa, are covered in this teaching unit. The purpose is to get acquainted with the possibilities and models of the organization of psychiatry in the community and its advantages, and to get acquainted with the possibilities of collaborative psychiatry. Legal aspects of mental disorders resulted in the formation of a special branch - forensic psychiatry. On the other hand, a number of specific circumstances resulting from the treatment of mental disorders give special importance to the adherence to ethical norms in psychiatric treatment. An additional specificity of mental disorders is the stigma that accompanies them and has consequences on the course of treatment and on the quality of life of people with mental disorders. The aim of this seminar is to point out these specificities. The outcome is familiarization and awareness of the ethical specifics and significance of stigmatization for people with mental disorders.

Legal aspects of mental disorders resulted in the formation of a special branch - forensic psychiatry. On the other hand, a number of specific circumstances resulting from the treatment of mental disorders give special importance to the adherence to ethical norms in psychiatric treatment. An additional specificity of mental disorders is the stigma that accompanies them and which has consequences on the course of treatment and on the quality of life of people with mental disorders. The aim of this seminar is to point out these specificities. The outcome is familiarization and awareness of the ethical specifics and significance of stigmatization for people with mental disorders.

Intended for writing the II partial exam, which will test the acquired knowledge of all lectures and seminar topics

Performing and practicing psychiatric interviewing and psychiatric history taking. Student should be able to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s mental status

The aim is to discuss the methods of promoting and protecting mental health. Legal issues of involuntary treatment and hospitalization, as well as restraining measures, are discussed

The aim is to explain psychiatric emergencies, especially violent behaviors, suicide, and suicidal behavior. Student should learn how to assess and manage psychiatric emergencies

The aim is to explain principles of psychiatric intensive care – discussing acutely psychotic patient, agitated patient, patient in crisis etc. Student should know and recognize psychiatric conditions that require intensive psychiatric treatment

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion

Psychiatric interview, mental status examination & Discussion. Midterm Exam I-Case Report

Practical leader agrees the time of the practical hours with the students. It can be carried out during regular working hours, afternoon working hours or on duty of the practical leader, considering that it does not conflict with other student obligations. The practicals aim to acquaint the student with the organization of work at the Department of Psychiatry, which includes emergency psychiatric admission, treatment in divisions, treatment in day hospital facilities, and treatment at the Polyclinic of the Department of Psychiatry

The goal is to acquaint the student with the method of taking an anamnesis and a psychiatric interview, as well as possible communication difficulties.The outcome is an overview of an effective way of psychiatric interview that provides the possibility of assessing the patient's psychological status

In psychiatry, general therapeutic principles include a biological approach, a psychotherapeutic approach, and sociotherapeutic methods of treatment. The outcome is familiarizing the student with the possibility of combining these methods and mastering the principles of the biopsychosocial approach in the treatment of mental disorders.

The aim is to show the forms of this group of disorders and the methods of their treatment. The outcome is the recognition of the psychological consequences of permanent or temporary brain damage.

The goal is to become familiar with forms of addiction and their characteristics, as well as the possibility of their treatment. The outcome is an introduction to the problem of addiction, its etiology and therapeutic options

CSchizophrenia is the most severe psychiatric disorder of insufficiently defined etiology. The goal is to get acquainted with knowledge from this field, but also with questions that are still open. The outcome is recognition of the basic features of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like diseases as well as therapeutic principles

Shizofrenija predstavlja najteži psihijatrijski poremećaj nedovoljno definirane etiologije. Cilj je upoznati se sa  saznanjima iz ovog područja ali i pitanjima koja su još uvijek otvorena. Ishod je prepoznavanje osnovnih značajki shizofrenije i shizofreniji sličnih oboljenja kao i terapijskih principa.

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. A depressive episode can be part of different clinical entities. The goal is to get acquainted with all forms of mood disorders and therapeutic algorithms. The outcome is the achievement of certainty in the diagnosis and assessment of a depressive state and the determination of the degree of depression that can be treated in a family medicine doctor's office.

The goal is to acquaint the student with the ways in which a psychological conflict is transformed into an anxiety, conversion, dissociative or somatoform symptom. The outcome is the recognition of clinical pictures within anxiety disorders as well as familiarization with therapeutic possibilities

The goal is to show the features of a group of disorders caused by stressors of various intensities up to traumatic stressors, and to determine the differences between them. The outcome is an understanding of the mechanism of the occurrence of these disorders, their features and treatment options.

Personality disorders are an area of ​​constant controversy both in the assessment of clinical pictures and in classification efforts. The aim is to describe the clinical features of these disorders; master the basic principles of recognition and treatment.

The goal is to become familiar with the basic groups of sleep and wakefulness disorders and the mechanisms of their occurrence, as well as therapeutic possibilities. The goal is also to become familiar with the spectrum of eating disorders, especially anorexia / bulimia. The outcome is mastering the treatment of basic sleep disorders and recognizing the signs of eating disorders and the possibilities in their treatment.

Disorders of developmental age include disorders of the same spectrum of mental disorders as in adults, but also specific disorders related to a particularly sensitive time and area of ​​psychological maturation. All of them have characteristics, among other things, the developmental stage in which they occur. The outcome is an introduction to the spectrum of mental disorders of childhood and adolescence, their specificities, and the importance of involving parents in therapeutic procedures.

Aspects of the organization of the psychiatric service, which could cover a wide range of interventions for chronic mental patients, but also for all other patients who develop somatic diseases due to psychological reasons or vice versa, are covered in this teaching unit. The purpose is to get acquainted with the possibilities and models of the organization of psychiatry in the community and its advantages, and to get acquainted with the possibilities of collaborative psychiatry. Legal aspects of mental disorders resulted in the formation of a special branch - forensic psychiatry. On the other hand, a number of specific circumstances resulting from the treatment of mental disorders give special importance to the adherence to ethical norms in psychiatric treatment. An additional specificity of mental disorders is the stigma that accompanies them and has consequences on the course of treatment and on the quality of life of people with mental disorders. The aim of this seminar is to point out these specificities. The outcome is familiarization and awareness of the ethical specifics and significance of stigmatization for people with mental disorders.

Legal aspects of mental disorders resulted in the formation of a special branch - forensic psychiatry. On the other hand, a number of specific circumstances resulting from the treatment of mental disorders give special importance to the adherence to ethical norms in psychiatric treatment. An additional specificity of mental disorders is the stigma that accompanies them and which has consequences on the course of treatment and on the quality of life of people with mental disorders. The aim of this seminar is to point out these specificities. The outcome is familiarization and awareness of the ethical specifics and significance of stigmatization for people with mental disorders.

Intended for writing the II partial exam, which will test the acquired knowledge of all lectures and seminar topics