Essentials of child and adolescent psychiatry across the world
Ref. 71012
This MOOC is intended for people who want to learn the most basic notions in child and adolescent psychiatry.
- Duration: 5 weeks
- Effort: 20 hours
- Pace: ~4 hours/week
- Languages: English
What you will learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
understand what is behind the so often frightening concept of "child and adolescent psychiatric disorder
Description
This MOOC, proposed by the IACAPAP (International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions), is intended for people who want to learn the most basic notions in child and adolescent psychiatry. The main disorders (depression, autism, attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder, etc.) are tackled, like more general topics (development, the psychiatric interview, treatments, etc.). Professors come from all the continents and try to give a comprehensive picture of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Format
The course is structured in 5 weeks
Each week will provide 4-5 themes treated by eminent world experts
Prerequisites
No specific skills or knowledge is required to follow this course. It is open to all those who have, for professional or other reasons, an interest in the mental health problems that can be encountered by children and adolescents.
Assessment and certification
Each chapter is followed by a quizz and an exercice (fill in the blank) They will allow you to assess knowledge acquired.
Peer-corrected open questions : in the last two weeks, participants will have to produce documents analysed by others participants.
To obtain certification, participants must obtain a note over 60/100. Quizzs are for 40, Exercices for 40, Peer assesments for 20.
Course plan
- Week 1
- Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Normal development in child and adolescents
Chapter 3 : Clinical assessment and examination
Chapter 4 : Mood Disorders : Child and adolescent depression
Chapter 5 : Anxiety Disorders and Trauma
- Week 2
- Chapter 6 : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 7 : Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 8 : Substance Abuse
Chapter 9 : Autism
- Week 3
- Chapter 10 : Early Onset Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 11 : Eating Disorders
Chapter 12 : Suicide and non suicidal self-injury
Chapter 13 : Intellectual Disability and learning difficulties
- Week 4
- Chapter 14 : Associated somatic disorders
Chapter 15 : Infant psychiatry
Chapter 16 : Psychiatric Disorders in Adolescence
Chapter 17 : Epidemiology of Child and Adolescents mental Diseases
- Week 5
- Chapter 18 : Evidence Based Medicine
Chapter 19 : Transcultural aspects of Child and Adolescents Psychiatry
Chapter 20 : Evidence based treatments in child and adolescent psychiatry
Chapter 21 : Treatment Planning: Beyond Categories and Dimensions [part 1]
Chapter 22 :Treatment Planning: Beyond Categories and Dimensions [part 2]
Chapter 23 : And where do we go from here ?
Course team
Bruno Falissard
Categories
Professeur de biostatistique à l'Université Paris-Sud, ancien élève de l'école polytechnique, pédopsychiatre et directeur du CESP/Inserm U1018 (Centre de Recherche en Épidémiologie et Santé des Populations).
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License
License for the course content
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
License for the content created by course participants
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.