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Psychiatry and Narcology (MDAK_288)

About Study Course

Department: Department of Nursing and Midwifery
ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Ineta Raudova
Study type:Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Midwifery
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; Psychiatry

Objective

To develop knowledge about psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders; their epidemiology, development, clinical symptoms, diagnostics, treatment, to develop skills and competences for patients care and social rehabilitation.

Prerequisites

Anatomy, Physiology, Pathological Anatomy, Psychology, Medical ethics, Public Health, Patients care, Neurology, Pharmacology.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students recognise the psychiatric disorders, SUD; define them in ICD-10; analyse and arrange patient’s medical history; describe drugs and their side effects in psychiatry and SUD treatment; describe problems of communication and specific of care with psychiatric and SUD patients.

Skills

1.Students can apply adapted communication style to work with psychiatric and SUD patients; make interview and collect patient’s medical history; assess patient’s condition; make care plan.

Competence

1.Students will be able to differentiate the psychiatric disorders, SUD; interpret and analyse patient’s medical data; successfully carry out care plan of psychiatric and SUD patients.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Midwifery6BachelorRequiredVelga Sudraba, Karīna Beinerte, Inta Ozola, Liene Vītola, Lilita Caune, Kristaps Circenis
About Study CourseObjectivePrerequisitesLearning outcomesStudy course planning
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