Section: Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students

Required Learning Resources and Activities

What Are Dissociative Disorders? URL

Read the content under the heading "What are dissociative disorders." (2 minutes)

American Psychiatric Association - 2018

Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon URL

Read the content under the following headings: (31 minutes)

- The development of Traumatic Dissociation.
-Neurobiology of trauma-related dissociation.
-Timing and duration of dissociative experiences.
-Borderline personality disorder and trauma-related dissociation.
-Dissociative disorders

Research Gate - 2017

Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives URL

Read section: Differential Diagnosis. (16 minutes)

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat - 2017

Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia URL

Read the entire article. (22 minutes)

F1000 Research - 2018

MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS URL

Read the content under the heading from " Dissociative disorders" until first " Key takeaways." (9 minutes)

Press Books-Washington State University - 2021

Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia SCORM package

In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.

Recommended Additional Readings

DSM 5 URL

Read the background information about Dissociative Disorders in pages 291-292. (5 minutes)
To access this book, you must follow the instructions provided on the link below: LINK

Important note:
Take into account that at some point some of the 3 copies are not available and are in use. During this time, you will not be able to access a copy of the DSM-5, if so, please wait a moment and try to access the book later.

American Psychiatric Association - 2013

Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction URL

Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes)

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - 2020

United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions URL

Read Introduction and Amnesia (first paragraph). (5 minutes)

Disease Models and Mechanisms - 2018

Amnesia URL

Read Section: Are there different types of amnesia? (2 minutes)

Cleveland Clinic - 2020

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Lesson 1: Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents

Culture and Psychopathology: New Perspectives on Research, Practice, and Clinical Training in a Globalized World.

Disruptive Behavior Disorders Child with Oppositional Patterns and/or Aggressive Patterns Interfering with Functioning in Home, School, or with Peers.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Conduct Disorder.

School-Aged Children Who are not Progressing Academically: Considerations for Pediatricians.

Mental Health and Academic Performance: A Study on Selection and Causation Effects from Childhood to Early Adulthood.

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment of Children and Adolescents.

Learning Disability

Diagnosis and Treatment of Developmental Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities: Primum Non Nocere

GPs’ Suspicion of Child Abuse: How does it Arise and What is the Follow-up?

Case Study 1: 12. y.o. Boy demonstrating symptoms of behavioral disorder

Evaluation of the Child with Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Module 1: Lesson 2: Geriatric Psychiatry

Helpful Approaches to Older People Experiencing Mental Health Problems: A Critical Review of Models of Mental Health Care

The Geropsychiatric Interview- Assessment and Diagnosis

Interface Between General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry

Mood Disorders in the Elderly: Prevalence, Functional Impact, and Management Challenges

Suicide in Older Adults

Elderly and Polypharmacy: Physiological and Cognitive Changes

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Review and Commentary of a National Academies Report

Diagnosis and Management of Elder Abuse by Family Physician

Case Study 2: Psychiatric Disorders in the elderly

Identified Mental Disorders in Older Adults in Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Database Study

Geriatric Psychopharmacology: How Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Changes Affect Prescribing

Module 1: Lesson 3: Cognitive Disorders

Clinical Aspects of Neurobehavioral Symptoms of Dementia

DSM-5

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Developing Guidelines for the Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment: Scoping Review and Qualitative Synthesis

DSM-5

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Delirium in Elderly

Clinical Neurology and Epidemiology of the Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Update on Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Significance

Cognitive Impairment Evaluation and Management

Amnesia: Definition, Main Models, Classifi Cations, Neurobiological Profiles and Clinical Treatments

Chapter 5: Dementia &amp; Amnestic Disorder

Seven Reversible Causes of Dementia in Older Adults

Activity 1: Discussion Forum 1 (100 minutes)

Module 1: Lesson 4: Dissociative and Amnestic Disorders

What Are Dissociative Disorders?

Dissociation as a Trauma-Related Phenomenon

Transient Global Amnesia: Current Perspectives

Classic and Recent Advances in Understanding Amnesia

MODULE 6: DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS

Case Study 3: Female patient presenting symptoms of amnesia

DSM 5

Trauma Related Dissociation: An Introduction

United States of amnesia: rescuing memory loss from diverse conditions

Amnesia

Module 1: Lesson 5: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders

Clinical Presentation

The Clinical Characterization of the Patient with Primary Psychosis Aimed at Personalization of Management

Evidence-Based Approach to Psychosis in the Emergency Department

Structure of the Psychotic Disorders Classification in DSM-5

Canadian Guidelines for the Assessment and Diagnosis of Patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychosis in Children and Adolescents

Subclinical Psychosis in Adult Migrants and Ethnic Minorities: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Psychotic Disorders in Late Life: A Narrative Review

Shamanism and the Psychosis Continuum

Rethinking the Course of Psychotic Disorders: Modelling Long-term Symptom Trajectories

From Onset and Prodromal Stage to a Life-Long Course of Schizophrenia and Its Symptom Dimensions: How Sex, Age, and Other Risk Factors Influence Incidence and Course of Illness

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Schizophrenia in Children and Adolescents

Schizophrenia: Etiology, Pathophysiology and Management - A Review

Towards a Public Health Approach to Psychotic Disorders

Schizophrenia

Activity : Discussion Forum 2 (100 minutes)

Case Study 4: 35 y.o Patient with Psychotic Spectrum Disorder

Psychotic Spectrum Disorders: Definitions, Classifications, Neural Correlates and Clinical Profiles

The Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Women and Men-a Nation-Wide Cohort Study

The Synaptic Pruning Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Promises and Challenges

Psychosis

Module 1: Lesson 6: Personality Disorders

Understanding Patient Personality in Medical Care: Five-Factor Model

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition DSM-5

Chapter 5: Dementia & Amnestic Disorder