Core Psychiatry II (PSYT90079)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville) and Online
About this subject
Contact information
July
July
Overview
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The subject focuses on developing an understanding of evidence based aetiology, diagnosis, formulation, assessment, management, and prognosis for the major categories of psychiatric disorder. Students will begin to develop an integrated concept of psychological and scientific theories, so when formulating patients, consideration is given to their genetic risks or vulnerabilities, as well as the psycho-social context within which the presentation occurs.
- This subject will cover skills such as history taking, mental state examination, formulation, risk and cognitive assessment, legal and ethical issues and basic sciences, psychological, social and biological treatments, research methodology and critical appraisal of research.
- The subject will cover the epidemiology, aetiology, assessment, management and important issues of some of the key disorders in psychiatry.
- This subject will aim to align with the proposed new Competency Based Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate that skills in psychiatric assessment have been developed;
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of legal and ethical principles in psychiatry;
- Build upon prior knowledge of basic sciences and demonstrate the application of this knowledge to psychiatric diagnoses;
- Develop skills in describing the contextualisation of the work of the psychiatrist within the broader historical-socio-political and cultural context;
- Demonstrate an understanding of classification and related issues in psychiatry;
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the key disorders in psychiatry. This includes but is not restricted to psychosis, mood and related disorders, anxiety, eating, somatoform, organic, personality, substance, sexual, sleep and intellectual disorders;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scope, indications, methodology and evidence for psychological, social and biological treatments in psychiatry;
- Demonstrate an understanding of research methods in psychiatry such as clinical trials; and
- Demonstrate skills in critical appraisal of research
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- 70% - A 3 hour written examination emulating the format of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Examinations, held at the end of the semester.
- 30% - A 2000 word written assignment, due during semester.
- HURDLE - Fieldwork – 3 RANZCP workplace based assessments (WBAs) by workplace supervisors (approx 90mins each or longer depending on competency) OR 3 Workplace Practical Activity Log sheets (WPALs) to be taken away and then checked by the subject coordinator after submission
- HURDLE - 75% attendance of sessions (for face to face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- July - On Campus
Principal coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 54 Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 6 July 2017 to 2 November 2017 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2017 Census date 4 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 10 November 2017 July contact information
- July - Online
Principal coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 54 Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 6 July 2017 to 2 November 2017 Last self-enrol date 31 July 2017 Census date 4 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 10 November 2017 July contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Gelder et al, Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th Edition 2006 Oxford
- Oyebode, Sims Symptoms in the Mind, 4th Edition 2008 Saunders
- Castle and Bassett, A Primer of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009 Churchill Livingstone
- Murray, Essential Psychiatry, 4th Edition 2008 Cambridge
- Tyrer and Silks, Cambridge Textbook of Effective Treatments in Psychiatry, 2008 Cambridge
- Subject notes
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (CAP), subject to applicants meeting the entry requirements for the course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychiatry Course Master of Psychiatry - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022