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Psychiatry of Old Age (PSYT90004)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 18.75Online and On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
January
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | January - Online January - On Campus |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is a core subject in Year 3 of the Masters of Psychiatry program. Ten weeks focus directly on the clinical and research aspects of Old Age Psychiatry – psychiatric disorders as they present in the older age group (>65 years). The teaching will promote development of a clinical style that delivers care to this population in a positive, compassionate and patient-centred manner and with an awareness of their needs. The old age component of the unit will address the interaction of ageing and mental health, epidemiological and demographical aspects of ageing in Australia and worldwide, the social construction of ageing, individual experiences of ageing, ageing and mental health of indigenous Australians, physical and psychological consequences of ageing, families and ageing, sexuality and ageing, death and dying, common cognitive and functional disorders in the elderly, physical health, pharmacology and ageing and service provision to the elderly with a mental illness. An additional 2 weeks within this subject will be more practical sessions; in which themes of the Capstone Special Topics in Psychiatry Subject will be introduced. In these sessions, students will build upon their concepts of the vocational aspects of psychiatry as they move towards advanced training.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the common psychiatric syndromes which affect older people, their presentation, differential diagnosis, assessment, basic management and outcomes.
- Demonstrate the skills to interview older persons effectively and to assess their mental state with particular reference to cognitive function.
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to manage the common psychiatric disorders affecting older people and the sensitivity to the social milieu in which the aged person lives with particular reference to the need to support and assist carers of older persons with psychiatric disorders.
- Discuss the range of services available to assist older people with mental health problems in Australia and the way these services are likely to develop in the future.
- Describe the experience of ageing as lived in Australia together with the social, societal and personal implications of the ageing process.
- Utilise appropriate referral to other specialists and services (both medical and social) for older people.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written assignment including brief literature review - Psychiatry of Old Age focus
| Mid term | 50% |
Essay - set topic will focus on vocational aspects of the psychiatrist role (Capstone)
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Submission of either: 2 RANZCP Workplace Based Assessments (WBAs) by workplace supervisors OR 2 Workplace Practical Activity Log sheets (WPALs). (each WBA/WPAL is equivalent to 90 minutes clinical work based assessment). | End of the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance of sessions (for face to face students) OR 75% completion of online modules (for online students). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- January - Online
Principal coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 250 hours Pre teaching start date 24 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 31 January 2022 to 9 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 January 2022 Census date 18 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 April 2022 Assessment period ends 23 May 2022 January contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- January - On Campus
Coordinator Elizabeth Dent Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 250 hours Pre teaching start date 24 January 2022 Pre teaching requirements Students will familiarise themselves with the online platform which will provide an overview of the subject, assessment requirements and expected activities and behaviours. They will also be provided with information about studying online and informed about the University resources available to them. Teaching period 31 January 2022 to 9 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 24 January 2022 Census date 18 February 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 April 2022 Assessment period ends 23 May 2022
Time commitment details
250 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Jacoby & Oppenheimer (2002) Psychiatry in the Elderly, Oxford University Press, 3rd edition.
Henderson S. & Jorm F. (1998) Dementia in Australia, Australian Government Publishing Service.
Lishman, A. (1997) Organic Psychiatry, 3rd Edition Blackwell.
Recommended texts and other resources
Burns A., O'Brien J. T. and Ames D. (2005) Dementia (3rd edition), Hodder
Evans & Williams, Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, Oxford University Press
- 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.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024