Unit Code: MED705

Unit Name: Psychiatry

Description: The purpose of this course is summarised below: 1. To improve knowledge and develop an understanding of mental health, the manifestation of psychiatric illnesses, and methods of management and prevention of disease. 2. To improve or acquire proficiency in basic clinical skills. In particular, to acquire the ability to: - Conduct Psychiatric Interviews - Elicit data for psychiatric histories - Perform a Mental Status Examination - Perform a neurological examination in psychiatry - recognise indications for laboratory data - recognise major categories of mental illness - Develop psychiatric formulations - Develop psychiatric treatment plans 3. To develop the ability to recognise common psychiatric emergencies and manage them appropriately in the initial phase. 4. To develop attitudes to achieve a high standard of psychiatric practice in relation to the care of patients and the population. 5. To develop attitudes, characteristics and attributes relevant for ongoing professional development. 6. To improve skills in accessing current medical knowledge or literature and search for the evidence for best practice. 7. To develop interpersonal and inter-professional communication skills including counselling skills.

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Prerequisite: MED601 or MED602

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 30

Offered In: Semester 1,2