Università Roma Tre

During the course the criteria for defining psychopathology according to the diagnostic categories of the DSM-5 will be introduced and, at the same time, importance will be given to the complexity of the patient, framing the topic mainly from a psychodynamic point of view. In addition, other psychotherapeutic approaches will also be introduced (e.g. cognitive-behavioral) and the main transdiagnostic factors of risk, maintenance and protection of the disorder will be highlighted.
The various figures who work in the field of mental health (eg, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist), the main psychodiagnostic tools and research methods in clinical psychology will be described.
During the course, particular attention will be given to the discussion of clinical cases and scientific papers in the field of clinical psychology and neuroscience.
The course aims to acquire knowledge of the main psychodiagnostic categories by keeping the attention on the patient's subjectivity and developing a critical thinking that allows the student to apply the knowledge learned to her/his fields of interest.

Gabbard, G. O. (2014). Psychodynamic psychiatry in clinical practice. American Psychiatric Pub.