LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The course aims to provide the history of psychiatry and the fundamentals of neurology, neurophysiology, and psychopathology together with a knowledge of neurophysiopathology, clinical, nosographic classification and treatment of the main neurological and psychiatric pathologies. One of the objectives will be to acquire the main information on the neurological pathologies of major dental interest and aspects of the dental clinic that most frequently require a neurological, psychiatric or psychological approach or otherwise show a closer correlation with neurophysiology or with emotional variables. An overview of the organisation of community psychiatric care will also be provided.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the student should have acquired:
•Acquisition of the main concepts of neurology
•Acquisition of the main concepts of neurophysiology with particular attention to aspects of major dental interest
•Acquisition of knowledge about the main neurological disorders, their nosography and their clinic
•Acquisition of knowledge about pharmacological interventions in neurological disorders
•Acquisition of knowledge of the main electrophysiological examinations (electroencephalography, evoked potentials, electromyography, polysomnography) of particular interest to dentists
•Acquisition of the main concepts of descriptive psychopathology
•Acquisition of knowledge about the historical evolution of psychiatry: models and schools of thought, definition and tasks of the psychiatrist
•Acquisition of systematic, operational and applicative skills of the main psychiatric disorders, their nosography and their clinic
•Acquisition of knowledge about psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions in psychiatric disorders
•Acquisition of knowledge of the territorial organization of psychiatric services and assistance in psychiatry

Applying knowledge and understanding
By the end of the course, the student should have acquired:
•the ability to recognise the main neurological disorders.
•skills to facilitate the approach to the dental patient based on knowledge of neurophysiology and clinical neurology.
•the ability to recognize and diagnose major psychiatric, mental, cognitive and emotional disorders.
•Skills that facilitate the approach to the dental patient based on knowledge of psychopathology.
•The ability to communicate and manage information in the context of direct services to individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.

Communication skills
At the end of the teaching the student should know how to:
•Use specific terminology appropriately.
•Use the main terms of neurology and neurophysiology appropriately.
•Use up-to-date and computerised tools.
•Use specific terminology appropriately.
•Use correctly the main terms of psychopathology in the appropriate context.
•Use the updated tools for communication and management of information, experience and professional skills in the field of services aimed at people, groups, organizations and communities.
Making judgements
At the end of the course, the student should be able to make broad assessments of the topics covered.
Learning skills
The student will have acquired learning skills and methods suitable for deepening and improving his/her skills in the field of neurology, also by consulting the scientific literature.

The course aims to provide the history of psychiatry and the fundamentals of neurology, neurophysiology, and psychopathology together with a knowledge of neurophysiopathology, clinical, nosographic classification and treatment of the main neurological and psychiatric pathologies. One of the objectives will be to acquire the main information on the neurological pathologies of major dental interest and aspects of the dental clinic that most frequently require a neurological, psychiatric or psychological approach or otherwise show a closer correlation with neurophysiology or with emotional variables. An overview of the organisation of community psychiatric care will also be provided.

At the end of the course the student should have acquired:
• Acquisition of the main concepts of descriptive psychopathology
• Acquisition of knowledge about the historical evolution of psychiatry: models and schools of thought, definition and tasks of the psychiatrist
• Acquisition of systematic, operational and applicative skills of the main psychiatric disorders, their nosography and their clinic
• Acquisition of knowledge about psychopharmacological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions in psychiatric disorders
• Acquisition of knowledge of the territorial organization of psychiatric services and assistance in psychiatry