Section: Module 1: Developmental, Cognitive and Somatic Disorders | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students

Section: Module 1: Developmental, Cognitive and Somatic Disorders | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students | NextGenU.org

This module provides the learner with a comprehensive overview of developmental, cognitive, and somatic disorders which prevail throughout the lifespan.
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 1: Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  
  Module 1: Lesson 1: Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources to be knowledgeable about child development, obtain an accurate developmental history, perform an age-appropriate mental status, and recognize signs and symptoms associated with psychiatric disorders to refer, evaluate, and manage them successfully.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents
  
  Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading from "Use of structured assessment tools in child and adolescent psychiatry" until "Developmental history." (14 minutes)
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry - 2019
- Select activity Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World.
  
  Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire content. (23 minutes)
  Frontiers in Psychiatry - 2018
- Select activity Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers.
  
  Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire webpage. (13 minutes)
  Tulane University
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder.
  
  Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (14 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Assessment
  Indian J Psychiatry - 2019
- Select activity School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians.
  
  School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read under the headlines: (24 minutes)
  - "Medical Evaluation" until"Testing Assessments and Who Conducts Them."
  Pediatrics - 2019
- Select activity Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood.
  
  Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (16 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Discussion
  -Conclusion
  Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol - 2021
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents.
  
  Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents. URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the headline " Clinical History and Examination," "Examination," "Use of developmentally appropriate techniques Young" children," "Adolescents," "Multidisciplinary referrals," "Recordkeeping" Conclusion." (10 minutes)
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry - 2019
- Select activity Learning Disability
  
  Learning Disability URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article. (12 minutes)
  StatPearls - 2021
- Select activity Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere
  
  Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read from section "THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE, DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS, AND PRACTICAL OFFERS: FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA" up to "Conclusion." (15 minutes)
  J Dev Behav Pediatr - 2019
- Select activity GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up?
  
  GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up? URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the following sections. "Introduction," "Development of a suspicion" and "Discussion". (18 minutes)
  Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care - 2020
- Select activity Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder
  
  Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder SCORM package
  
  Students must
  
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  Receive a grade
  
  In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability
  
  Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability URL
  
  Read the entire article. (24 minutes)
  
  Canadian Paediatric Society - 2018
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
  
  Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents URL
  
  Read from section "Guideline Recommendations and Key Action Statements" up to "Conclusion" except the subtitles : (45 minutes)
  - Areas for Future Research
  - School Programming and Supports
  
  Pediatrics - 2019
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 2: Geriatric Psychiatry
  
  Module 1: Lesson 2: Geriatric Psychiatry
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources to recognize signs and symptoms suggestive of mental disorders in a culturally competent manner, know the physiological and sociocultural changes accompanying aging, to refer, evaluate, and treat them successfully.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care
  
  Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Introduction" and "Results". (30 minutes)
  European Journal of Ageing - 2019
- Select activity The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis
  
  The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read section Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. (16 minutes)
  Indian J Psychiatry - 2018
- Select activity Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry
  
  Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read from section, "The interface between general adult and old age psychiatry" until "Do we need a separate subspecialty of old age psychiatry?". (15 minutes)
  BJPsych Advances - 2018
- Select activity Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges
  
  Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading from "Abstract" until "Bipolar disorder" (26 minutes)
  Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Journal - 2016
- Select activity Suicide in Older Adults
  
  Suicide in Older Adults URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading from " Introduction" until "Other factors". (30 minutes)
  NHI - 2012
- Select activity Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes
  
  Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article: (19 minutes)
  - Sections 1-3
  Frailty in the Elderly book - 2020
- Select activity Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report
  
  Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (16 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -The Relationship of SI/L With Adverse Physical and Mental Health Outcomes
  -Mechanisms
  Am J Geriatr Psychiatry - 2020
- Select activity Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician
  
  Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article. (20 minutes)
  Open Journal of Social Sciences - 2014
- Select activity Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly
  
  Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly SCORM package
  
  Students must
  
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  Receive a grade
  
  In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings (copy)
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study
  
  Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study URL
  
  Read the following sections: (11 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Discussion
  -Conclusion
  
  Eur J Gen Pract - 2018
- Select activity Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing
  
  Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing URL
  
  See the entire video: (10 minutes)
  
  Psychopharmacology Institute - 2018
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 3: Cognitive Disorders
  
  Module 1: Lesson 3: Cognitive Disorders
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources that allow one to make initial assessments of cognitive disorders, examine underlying conditions and causes, appropriately utilize cognitive assessment tools, account for language and cultural variations, and successfully manage, treat, and refer patients with cognitive disorders.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia
  
  Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the entire article except the "Conclusion." (22 minutes)
  Korean Dementia Association - 2020
- Select activity DSM-5
  
  DSM-5 URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following contents under the following heading on pages 596-608. (19 minutes)
  -Delirium (Diagnostic Criteria).
  -Functional Consequences of Delirium
  -Differential Diagnosis
  -Other Specified Delirium
  -Unspecified Delirium
  -Specifiers
  -Diagnostic Features
  -Associated Features Supporting Diagnosis
  To access this book, you must follow the instructions provided on the link below: LINK
  
  Important Note: Take into account that at some point some of the 3 copies are not available and are in use. During this time, you will not be able to access a copy of the DSM-5, if so, please wait a moment and try to access the book later.
  
  American Psychiatric Association - 2013
- Select activity Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management
  
  Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Keypoints" to the subheading "Providing a Diagnosis." (27 minutes)
  PMC Labs - 2020
- Select activity Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis
  
  Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read section "Cognitive testing in ethnic minorities". (4 minutes)
  BJPsych Open - 2022
- Select activity DSM-5
  
  DSM-5 URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the following contents of pages 599-601. (5 minutes)
  -Specifiers
  -Diagnostic Features
  -Associated Features Supporting Diagnosis
  To access this book you must follow the instructions provided on the link below: LINK
  
  Important note:
  Take into account that at some point some of the 3 copies are not available and are in use. During this time, you will not be able to access a copy of the DSM-5, if so, please wait a moment and try to access the book later.
  
  American Psychiatric Association - 2013
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly
  
  Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Management of Delirium" to the end of the article. (25 minutes)
  NCBI - 2018
- Select activity Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases
  
  Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content of the section "Clinical symptoms and diagnosis" in each of the subheadings of the following pathologies.
  Abstract: (40 minutes)
  -Frontotemporal Dementia
  -Huntington's Disease
  -Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease
  -Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease with Dementia
  -Alzheimer’s Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
  NCBI - 2018
- Select activity Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance
  
  Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (21 minutes)
  - Abstract
  - Results
  - Discussion
  - Conclusion
  The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - 2017
- Select activity Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management
  
  Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read from the heading "Treatment of cognitive impairment" to the end of the article. (14 minutes)
  NCBI - 2020
- Select activity Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments
  
  Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Amnesia. Classifications and clinical profiles" to the end of the article. (20 minutes)
  Archives of Depression and Anxiety - 2020
- Select activity Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder
  
  Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Introduction", "Approach to Diagnosis" and "Amnestic Disorders". (23 minutes)
  Access Medicine - 2017
- Select activity Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults
  
  Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article. (15 minutes)
  American Nurse - 2021
- Select activity Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)
  
  Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)
  
  Students must
  
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  Start discussions: 1
  
  In this learning activity, you will explain how cognitive assessments are conducted to evaluate patients with cognitive impairments. You will elaborate on the key challenges / issues faced in making a cognitive assessment with patients’ of different cultural backgrounds and developmental levels.
  
  Instructions:
  
  Step 1: Analyze
  
  Review the required learning materials for this lesson.
  Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management
  
  Developing guidelines for the translation and cultural adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: scoping review and qualitative synthesis
  
  Step 2: Respond
  
  Prepare a 250-300 word piece of writing explaining how cognitive assessments are conducted for patients. Ensure that your response addresses the following points:
  
  Explain cognitive assessments to evaluate and monitor patients with cognitive impairments.
  
  Explain challenges faced in making cognitive assessments with patients of different cultural backgrounds and development levels.
  
  Outline the importance of a brief discussion with patients to customize an appropriate evaluation approach.
  
  Step 3: Share
  
  To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
  
  Step 4: Interact
  
  To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner, using the items in this Rubric to guide you. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas on other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You may use the following as a guide:
  
  Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item D is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  
  OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
  
  If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders
  
  Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources to recognize indicative signs and symptoms of dissociative and amnestic disorders to evaluate, refer, and treat them successfully.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity What Are Dissociative Disorders?
  
  What Are Dissociative Disorders? URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "What are dissociative disorders." (2 minutes)
  American Psychiatric Association - 2018
- Select activity Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon
  
  Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the following headings: (31 minutes)
  - The development of Traumatic Dissociation.
  -Neurobiology of trauma-related dissociation.
  -Timing and duration of dissociative experiences.
  -Borderline personality disorder and trauma-related dissociation.
  -Dissociative disorders
  Research Gate - 2017
- Select activity Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives
  
  Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read section: Differential Diagnosis. (16 minutes)
  Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat - 2017
- Select activity Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia
  
  Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the entire article. (22 minutes)
  F1000 Research - 2018
- Select activity MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS
  
  MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading from " Dissociative disorders" until first " Key takeaways." (9 minutes)
  Press Books-Washington State University - 2021
- Select activity Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia
  
  Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia SCORM package
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Receive a grade
  
  In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity DSM 5
  
  DSM 5 URL
  
  Read the background information about Dissociative Disorders in pages 291-292. (5 minutes)
  To access this book, you must follow the instructions provided on the link below: LINK
  
  Important note:
  Take into account that at some point some of the 3 copies are not available and are in use. During this time, you will not be able to access a copy of the DSM-5, if so, please wait a moment and try to access the book later.
  
  American Psychiatric Association - 2013
- Select activity Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction
  
  Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction URL
  
  Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes)
  
  International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - 2020
- Select activity United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions
  
  United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions URL
  
  Read Introduction and Amnesia (first paragraph). (5 minutes)
  
  Disease Models and Mechanisms - 2018
- Select activity Amnesia
  
  Amnesia URL
  
  Read Section: Are there different types of amnesia? (2 minutes)
  
  Cleveland Clinic - 2020
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 5: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders
  
  Module 1: Lesson 5: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources that allows one to recognize the signs and symptoms of possible Psychotic Disorders, make initial assessments, examine underlying conditions, and successfully manage, treat, and refer patients with psychotic disorders.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Clinical Presentation
  
  Clinical Presentation URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the entire page. (2 minutes)
  Comorbidity Guidelines - 2022
- Select activity The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management
  
  The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (24 minutes)
  - positive dimension
  - negative dimensions
  - other psychopathological components
  World Psychiatry - 2021
- Select activity Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department
  
  Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read section: "Differential Diagnosis" including the tables. (5 minutes)
  Emergency Medicine Reports - 2019
- Select activity Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5
  
  Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5 URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article. (17 minutes)
  Focus Psychiatry on Line - 2016
- Select activity Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
  
  Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read only Results ( 10 recommendations). (18 minutes)
  Can J Psychiatry - 2017
- Select activity Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
  
  Psychosis in Children and Adolescents URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire article except for the following sections: (12 minutes)
  -Treatment
  -Summary
  J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry - 2018
- Select activity Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  
  Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (11 minutes)
  -Abstract
  -Discussion
  -Interpretation of findings
  BJPsych Open - 2018
- Select activity Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review
  
  Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (15 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Epidemiology
  -Risk factors and pathophysiology
  Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology - 2019
- Select activity Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum
  
  Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read up until the acknowledgements. (12 minutes)
  Behavioral and Brain Sciences - 2018
- Select activity Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories
  
  Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (17 minutes)
  - Introduction
  - Discussion
  - Methodological considerations
  - Rethinking course: implications
  - Conclusion
  Cambridge University Press - 2021
- Select activity From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness
  
  From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the following sections: (31 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Incidence and Symptoms
  -Course of Schizophrenia
  -Genetic Aspects, Age of Onset, and Symptom Severity
  -Conclusions
  Hindawi Psychiatry Journal - 2019
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents
  
  Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the following sections: (32 minutes)
  -TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EARLY-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA
  -MANAGEMENT IN THE ACUTE PHASE OF TREATMENT
  -MANAGEMENT IN THE STABLE PHASE
  -MANAGEMENT IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry - 2019
- Select activity Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review
  
  Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (9 minutes)
  -Etiology
  -Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia.
  Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - 2017
- Select activity Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders
  
  Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the entire article. (6 minutes)
  The Lancet - 2019
- Select activity Schizophrenia
  
  Schizophrenia URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read section: Management and Impact. (2 minutes)
  Article/factsheet - 2022
- Select activity Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)
  
  Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)
  
  Students must
  
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  Start discussions: 1
  
  In this learning activity, you will explain why psychosis is classified as a syndrome and the importance of performing thorough medical evaluations for patients that present signs and symptoms of psychosis. Finally, you will reflect about the importance of accounting for a patient's cultural and religious experiences to provide a thorough analysis in psychosis diagnosis.
  Instructions:
  Step 1: Analyze
  Review the required learning materials for this lesson.
  Step 2: Respond
  Prepare a 250-300 word piece of writing which reflects the following key points:
  Explain why psychosis is considered a syndrome
  Explain the importance of conducting thorough medical analysis/evaluations for patients presenting symptoms of psychosis
  Explain the role of a patient’s cultural and religious experiences in providing a psychosis diagnosis
  Step 3: Share
  To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
  Step 4: Interact
  To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner, using the items in this Rubric to guide you. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas on other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You may use the following as a guide:
  Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item D is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item E is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
  If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
- Select activity Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder
  
  Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder SCORM package
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Receive a grade
  
  In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles
  
  Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles URL
  
  Read the content under the heading "Abstract" and "Definition and general profiles." (6 minutes)
  
  Annals of Psychiatry and Treatment - 2020
- Select activity The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study
  
  The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study URL
  
  Read the following sections: (24 minutes)
  -introduction
  -Results
  -Discussion
  
  The clinical course of schizophrenia in women and men—a nation-wide cohort study - 2020
- Select activity The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges
  
  The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges URL
  
  Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes)
  
  World Psychiatry. - 2020
- Select activity Psychosis
  
  Psychosis URL
  
  Read the following sections: (2 minutes)
  -Etiology
  -Pathophysiology
  
  NCBI - 2021
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 6: Personality Disorders
  
  Module 1: Lesson 6: Personality Disorders
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources to recognize signs and symptoms suggestive of personality disorders, assess how these disorders may complicate treatment efforts, to refer, evaluate, and treat them successfully.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model
  
  Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
  J Gen Intern Med - 2021
- Select activity Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5
  
  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5 URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read pages 645 and 646, stopping directly before "General Personality Disorder" Then, read pages 761 to 764, stopping directly before "Antisocial Personality Disorder."
  (14 minutes)
  American Psychiatric Association - 2013
- Select activity Personality Disorder: A Disease in Disguise
  
  Personality Disorder: A Disease in Disguise URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections: (25 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Classification of personality disorders
  -General descriptions of personality disorders
  -Dimensions of personality disorders
  Ups J Med Sci. - 2018
- Select activity European Guidelines for Personality Disorders: Past, Present and Future
  
  European Guidelines for Personality Disorders: Past, Present and Future URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire content. (30 minutes)
  Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation Journal - 2019
- Select activity Principles of Care for People with a Personality Disorder
  
  Principles of Care for People with a Personality Disorder URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire content. (18 minutes)
  National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - 2022
- Select activity A therapist’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  
  A therapist’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read module 14: Ending Treatment and Maintaining Changes. (6 minutes)
  South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center - 2018
- Select activity Comorbidity and Treatment in Older Psychiatric In-patients—A Retrospective Study in a Chinese Psychiatric Hospital
  
  Comorbidity and Treatment in Older Psychiatric In-patients—A Retrospective Study in a Chinese Psychiatric Hospital URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading from "Time Trend of Drug Prescription" until "Discussion." (17 minutes)
  Front. Psychiatry - 2021
- Select activity Familial Risk and Heritability of Diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder: A Register Study of the Swedish Population
  
  Familial Risk and Heritability of Diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder: A Register Study of the Swedish Population URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following: (14 minutes)
  -Introduction
  -Discussion
  -Conclusion
  Molecular psychiatry - 2019
- Select activity Genetic and Environmental Influences on Conduct and Antisocial Personality Problems in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
  
  Genetic and Environmental Influences on Conduct and Antisocial Personality Problems in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following:
  -Introduction
  -Discussion
  -Conclusion
  Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry - 2017
- Select activity Relationship Pattern of Personality Disorder Traits in Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study
  
  Relationship Pattern of Personality Disorder Traits in Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the following sections:
  -Key Messages
  -Discussion
  Indian Journal of Psychology Medicine - 2021
- Select activity How Do Stress Exposure and Stress Regulation Relate to Borderline Personality Disorder?
  
  How Do Stress Exposure and Stress Regulation Relate to Borderline Personality Disorder? URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the following headings, "Abstract", "Introduction "Stress Reactivity in BDP". (13 minutes)
  Frontiers in Psychology - 2017
- Select activity Challenges in Diagnosing Factitious Disorder
  
  Challenges in Diagnosing Factitious Disorder URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read entire case report. (10 minutes)
  American Journal of Psychiatry - 2018
- Select activity Case Study 5: 30 y.o. woman admitted to Inpatient Psychiatry Care
  
  Case Study 5: 30 y.o. woman admitted to Inpatient Psychiatry Care SCORM package
  
  Students must
  
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  Receive a grade
  
  In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity Personality and Psychopathology
  
  Personality and Psychopathology URL
  
  Read the entire content. (17 minutes)
  
  Journal article - 2011
- Select activity Short-Term Versus Long-Term Mentalization-Based Therapy for Outpatients with Subthreshold or Diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder: A Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
  
  Short-Term Versus Long-Term Mentalization-Based Therapy for Outpatients with Subthreshold or Diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder: A Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial URL
  
  Read the following sections: (19 minutes)
  -Background
  -Interventions
  -Outcomes
  -Potential predictors and mediators
  
  Trials - 2019
- Select activity Module 1: Lesson 7: Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorder and Malingering
  
  Module 1: Lesson 7: Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorder and Malingering
  
  This lesson provides the learner with resources that allows one to recognize signs and symptoms of possible Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorder, and Malingering, make initial assessments, examine underlying pathology, and successfully manage, treat, and refer patients with these disorders.
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Somatoform Disorders
  
  Somatoform Disorders URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire web page. (9 minutes)
  The Recovery Village - 2021
- Select activity Malingering
  
  Malingering URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the contend under the following headings "Introduction" on page 1 and "Malingering
  Conceptual and definitional problems" on page 4. (10 minutes)
  BMJ - 2018
- Select activity Challenges in Diagnosing Factitious Disorder
  
  Challenges in Diagnosing Factitious Disorder URL
  
  Students must
  
  View
  
  Read entire case report. (10 minutes)
  American Journal of Psychiatry - 2018
- Select activity Activity : Discussion Forum 3 (100 minutes)
  
  Activity : Discussion Forum 3 (100 minutes)
  
  Students must
  
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  Start discussions: 1
  
  In this learning activity, students will explain challenges faced by physicians in assessing and managing somatoform disorders, factitious disorders and malingering.
  Instructions:
  Step 1: Analyze
  Review the required learning materials for this lesson.
  Step 2: Respond
  Prepare a 250-300 word piece of writing explaining at least 3 challenges faced by physicians in assessing and managing somatoform, factitious and malingering disorders.
  Step 3: Share
  To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).
  Step 4: Interact
  To complete the activity, you will need to reply to at least two posts made by your peers in a respectful and professional manner, using the items in this Rubric to guide you. Be sure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas on other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.” You may use the following as a guide:
  Item A is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item B is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  Item C is .…. because…. My suggestions for improvement are….
  OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)
  If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
- Select activity Quiz: Module 1
  
  Quiz: Module 1
  
  To access the quiz, click on the name of the quiz provided above. On the following screen, click the attempt quiz button to view the case studies and respond to the questions.
  TO PASS THIS QUIZ YOU MUST OBTAIN A SCORE OF 80%.
  
  Not available unless: The activity Course Registration is marked complete ...
  
  Not available unless:
  
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  The activity Pre-Test is marked complete
- Select activity Recommended Additional Readings
  
  Recommended Additional Readings
- Select activity Somatization: Signs and Symptoms
  
  Somatization: Signs and Symptoms URL
  
  Read entire webpage- click on all headings to read the content. (9 minutes)
  
  AboutKidsHealth - 2019
- Select activity Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis)
  
  Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondria, Hypochondriasis) URL
  
  Read the entire page. (8 minutes)
  
  Cleveland Clinic - 2021
- Select activity Differentiating Factitious from Malingered Symptomatology: the Development of a Psychometric Approach
  
  Differentiating Factitious from Malingered Symptomatology: the Development of a Psychometric Approach URL
  
  Read the content under the heading "Differentiating Factitious Symptomatology from Malingered Symptomatology." (10 minutes)
  
  Psychol Inj Law. - 2017
- Select activity Clinical Practice Guideline Psychotherapies for Somatoform Disorders
  
  Clinical Practice Guideline Psychotherapies for Somatoform Disorders URL
  
  Read the entire article. (13 minutes)
  
  Indian Journal of Psychiatry - 2020

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Developmental, Cognitive and Somatic Disorders

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World.

Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder.

School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians.

Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents.

Learning Disability

Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere

GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up?

Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder

Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care

The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis

Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges

Suicide in Older Adults

Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report

Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician

Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly

Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study

Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing

Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia

DSM-5

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis

DSM-5

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments

Chapter 5: Dementia &amp; Amnestic Disorder

Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults

Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)

What Are Dissociative Disorders?

Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon

Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives

Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia

MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia

DSM 5

Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction

United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions

Amnesia

Clinical Presentation

The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management

Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department

Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5

Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychosis in Children and Adolescents

Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review

Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum

Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories

From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents

Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review

Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia

Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)

Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder

Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles

The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study

The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges

Psychosis

Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5

Personality Disorder: A Disease in Disguise

European Guidelines for Personality Disorders: Past, Present and Future

Principles of Care for People with a Personality Disorder

A therapist’s Guide to Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Comorbidity and Treatment in Older Psychiatric In-patients—A Retrospective Study in a Chinese Psychiatric Hospital

Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder