Postgraduate Specialisation in Child Neuropsychiatry

Learning outcomes

in-depth knowledge of normal and pathological neuropsychic development and of the biological, family and social variables that can influence it; acquisition of knowledge and skills for the etiopathogenetic and diagnostic-nosographic framework of neuropsychiatric disorders in developmental age and of the methodological bases for the related preventive and clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic interventions (pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, rehabilitative); knowledge of models for the prevention of neuropsychiatric disorders in developmental age; knowledge of all neuropsychiatric pathologies of children and adolescents, in their evolutionary pathomorphosis, for age groups from 0 to 18 years; acquisition of theoretical and technical knowledge for the neuropsychological evaluation of disorders of the higher cortical functions and learning in children and adolescents and for the implementation of preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions, also for the social integration of disabled minors; acquisition of skills for neurological, neuropsychological and psychiatric rehabilitation in developmental age with formulation and monitoring of rehabilitation programs; general theoretical knowledge and technical skills for psychotherapeutic treatments in developmental age; acquisition of the technical and methodological skills essential for addressing and treating pre-adolescent and adolescent crisis situations and consultation and liaison psychiatry in developmental age; knowledge relating to the doctor-patient-parent relationship and issues concerning informed consent in developmental age; acquisition of skills in social psychiatry in developmental age with knowledge of the social correlates of mental illnesses and related rehabilitation and resocialization methods in developmental age; knowledge of the neurophysiological, neuropsychological and neuroimaging frameworks of neuro-psychiatric pathologies in childhood and adolescence; acquisition of skills for global care (subject, family, school) of the patient with neuro-psychiatric pathology in developmental age; acquisition of methodological skills for clinical and epidemiological research in developmental neuropsychiatry, with particular attention to preventive and social child neuropsychiatry.