Summary Breaking Bad and Getting Better Colleges

Minor Hot Topics in Psychiatry
Course 3: Breaking Bad and Getting Better

Learning Objectives
- Describe and explain
o Current developments in research in the field of psychiatry
o Its use and shortcomings in everyday clinical practice
- Describe and interpret factors that determine treatment outcome
- Outline and discuss complex ethical dilemmas in the field of psychiatry

Assessment
Midterm: written assignment and presentation
- Statement for debate, elevator pitch and debate participation
- 30% of course grade
- Friday 9th December 11:00-13:00
Written exam: open-ended questions
- 70% of course grade
- Friday 23rd December 8:45-10:45

Week 1: Diagnostics of psychiatric disorders
- NESDA
- Genetics and depressive disorder
- Diagnosing MDD
- Electroconvulsive therapy
Week 2: Ethics and somatic co-morbidities
- Medical Ethical Committee
- Mind brain duality
- Mental Competence
- Somatic co-morbidity in depression
- Mood Food
Week 3: Novel interventions
- MOTAR and E-health
- Motivational Interviewing
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Transmagnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Week 4: The power of big numbers
- Meta-analysis and thesis preparation