Clinical psychiatry course 5th class 
Course objectives 
1- estimate total prevalence of mental disorders and that of anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, substance abuse and suicide in Iraq and western countries 
2- compare mental health services at past with present and in Iraq with modern wold services 
3-outline main titles in history and mental state examination 
4- evaluate significance of demographics in case history 
5- expect how to gather chief complaint and present illness 
6- evaluate open ended vs. closed ended questions 
7- follow progress of symptoms and precipitating factors 
8- expect important negatives 
9- expect key elements of family and personal history 
10- evaluate significance of family history 
11- follow  history of birth ,development and behaviors of early childhood 
12- evaluate significance of school , work and relationships 
13- relate medical history to mental illness 
14- record possibilities of substance abuse 
15- observe phenomena in appearance and behaviour i.e. health , self care , facial look , activity , attitude, posture 
16- link phenomena observed in appearance and behaviour with certain disorders 
17- illicit pathological phenomena in speech 
18- differentiate mood from affect 
19- define delusions , obsessions and preoccupation 
20- classify delusions 
21- define formal thought disorder 
22- evaluate significance of auditory hallucinations vs, visual hallucinations 
23- differentiate hallucinations from pseudo hallucinations 
24- relate illusions to mental disorders 
25- assess clinically memory attention , concentration and intelligence 
26- examine roles of dopamine , serotonin, and noradrenaline in mental illness 
27- recognize value of clinical insight 
28- expect anxiety symptoms 
28- classify anxiety disorders 
30- compare key etiological factors in anxiety disorders 
31 - outline key steps of management of anxiety disorders 
32- classify benzodiazepines 
33- expect course of treatment with benzodiazepines 
34- expect side effects of benzodiazepines 
36- outline management steps of insomnia 
37- describe symptoms of depression 
38- Evaluate clinical significance of melancholic and atypical depression 
39- outline steps of treatment of depression 
40- expect side effects of SSRIs 
38- define CBT and recognize its therapeutic role 
41- differentiate positive from negative symptoms of schizophrenia 
42- compare first and second generation antipsychotics with examples 
43-point out risks with olanzepine and clozapine 
44- evaluate role of rehabilitation in schizophrenia 
45- consider role of depot preparations 
46- differentiate bipolar I from bipolar II 
47- evaluate role of mood stabilisers
48- approach unexplained physical symptoms in medical practice 
49- outline management of unexplained physical symptoms 
50- compare seizures with pseudo seizures 
51- consider primary gain and secondary gain 
52- outline steps of management of hysteria at casualty room 
53- assess suicide risk 
54- approach agitated patient 
55- deal with delirium patients at medical wards and at casualty room 
56- describe key features of PTSD 
57-  evaluate role of behavior therapy in phobia and PTSD 
58- explain etiology of addiction 
59- differentiate detoxification from rehabilitation in addiction 
60- evaluate role of biological reward mechanism in addiction 
61- make examples for drugs used for detoxification of alcohol and opioids 
62- make examples of drugs used at reward mechanism 
63- expect indications and contraindications of ECT 
64- outline key features of childhood autism 
65- outline key features of personality disorders