COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Basic Neuroscience

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZERDEM

Offered to

Basic Neuroscience

Course Objective

To learn the definition of mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder, diagnostic criteria, clinical features, prognosis/outcome, psychosocial stress factors and treatment methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Molecular Neurobiology. For the Clinician (Review of Psychaitry Series Vol 22). Ed. Dennis S. Charney.. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.Arlington VA, 2003.
Iki Uçlu Bozukluk (Türkçe çeviri). Ed. M.Maj, H.Akiskal, J. J. Lopez-Ibor, N. Sartorius. John Wiley&Sons, Ltd. 2002 (Türkçe Ed. Doç. Dr. Timuçin Oral, CSA Medikal Yayın Ajansı
Current Journals Like: Biological Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorders, J. Affective Disorders, American J of Psychiatry, Arch General Psychiatry, Brain Research,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and Literature Scanning

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The knowledge will be evaluated by exams, ability of obtaining information by scanning literature and estimating the obtained information will be evaluated by homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Telephone: 412 4152

Office Hours

Friday 16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes