psy150 Clinical Psychology (Complete module description)

Enrolment in Master's programme Neurocognitive Psychology.

Goals of the Module:
Students acquire scientifically sound, critical thinking regarding the genesis and
psychopharmacological treatment of various mental illnesses; decision making based on the
medical guidelines and evidence-based practice.

Competencies:
++ Neuropsychological / neurophysiological knowledge
+ experimental methods
+ data presentation & discussion
+ scientific literature
+ critical & analytical thinking
+ knowledge transfer
+ group work

The first part of the module provides students with a theoretical background on
neurobiological and neurochemical bases of psychiatric disorders and pharmacological
interventions.  In the second part, the students will learn to plan
and assess the effectiveness of psychological interventions for selected disorders.

Part 1: Neurobiological basis of psychiatric disorders and pharmacological intervention
(lecture): winter
Basics of neurotransmitter systems and psychopharmacology
Substance Abuse (e.g. psychostimulants, hallucinogenics)
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease
Schizophrenia
psychopathological assessment

Voluntary seminar: Neurorehabilitation and Participation: winter
Individual project work on neurorehabilitation and participation topics
 

Part 2: Psychological interventions within the framework of evidence-based medicine: summer
The seminar focuses on concepts of evidence-based treatment for psychiatric disorders and the development of a clinical intervention study.

• Meyer, J.S. & Qenzer, L.F. (2018) Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and
  Behaviour. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates. (part 1)
• Kring, A.M, Johnson, S.L., Davison, G.C., & Neale, J.M., (2012) Abnormal Psychology.
  John Wiley & Sons (12th ed) (introductory literature)
• Selected papers (part 2)