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About Study Course

Department: Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy
Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Laura Bubko
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Medicine
Language:English, Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Health Care

Objective

To provide students with knowledge about different personality structures, normality and personality disorders – etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics and therapy. To provide students with knowledge, skills and competences that are needed to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.

Prerequisites

Prior knowledge in previous study courses : Mental Health (1. st. g.), Psychosomatic Medicine (4. st. g.).

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of studying the subject students will acquire knowledge about personality development theories, different personality structures, sound personality and psychopathology: etiology, clinical symptoms, diagnostics, therapy.

Skills

As a result of completion of this study course, students will gain: skills to understand and use diagnostic criteria to diferentiate personality disorders; skills to establish therapeutic doctor-patient relationship.

Competence

As a result of studying the subject, students will acquire competence to understand indications for psychotherapy.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine, SSNMF10Master’sLimited choiceLaura Bubko, Adelīna Nikitenko, Elīza Barbara Poikāne
Medicine, MF10Master’sLimited choiceAnnija Gabriela Roze, Sindija Mairita Pīlāga, Adelīna Nikitenko
Medicine, SSNMFz9Master’sLimited choiceLaura Bubko, Adelīna Nikitenko, Artūrs Utināns, Sindija Mairita Pīlāga, Ieva Vīksna