Psychopathological evaluation of the patient: psychiatric semiology and psychopathological symptoms. Patient interview, anamnesis, alteration of alertness and consciousness, attention disorders, alteration of intelligence, memory disturbances, thought disorders, perception disorders, altered mood, altered will and psychomotricity, impulsiveness.
Schizophrenic spectrum disorders history, epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, clinical aspects, prognosis, acute psychotic episode, treatment.
Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders; Bipolar Disorders. Aetiology, clinical aspects, diagnostic criteria, prognosis, treatment.
Anxiety Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Aetiology, clinical aspects, diagnostic criteria, prognosis, treatment.
Hints of Psychopharmacotherapy.