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School of Professional and Continuing Studies

PSYCHOSOMATICS AND ILLNESS BEHAVIOUR

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CURRENT ADMISSION

 

 

 COURSE DESCRIPTION AND AIM

 

The aim of the course is to acquire the following knowledge:

 

  • knowledge of the various theoretical models that form the basis on which psychosomatics function: Biopsychosocial model, Psychophysiology, Psychoneuroimmunology.
  • awareness of ethical and medical legal norms.
  • knowledge of the following clinical disorders and situations: Somatization, Depression and anxiety; Pathological behavior in various diseases, Chronic pain and others...

 

 

  PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS   

 

  •  basic education in the humanities

 

COURSE CONTENT:

 

 

1

Psychosomatic medicine-definitions and short history 

2

Classification and diagnosis of mental and psychosomatic disorders 

3

Doctor-patient relationship 

4

The process of somatization.… Somatic Symptom Disorder 

5

Psychotherapy

6

Psychosomatic service in practice 

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

 

Students who complete this course:

 

1) will know:

 

  • The mechanisms of the link between „mental“ and „physical“ in health and disease; the causes of disorders and their treatment when there is physical and psychological comorbidity

 

 

TutorIvo Natsov md,PhD,psychiatrist

 
 
 
 
The courses lasts 12 hours /online/
 
Tuition fee: 100 Euro.
The course will be held with a group of 7 people.

 

 

 

For more information:
 

School of Professional and Continuing Education

New Bulgarian University, Building II, Office 208

21 Montevideo, Blvd.

Sofia, 1618, Bulgaria

 

 

Tel.: +3592/ 8110 110 (option 6)

E-mail: uppo@nbu.bg

Web: https://cpo.nbu.bg/

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