Class Criminal Psychopathology

Curricular unit of a consiliar nature, providing general concepts and nosological understanding of psychopathology and its framing in the criminal phenomenon

1. Psychopathology: Definition and Corollaries
2. Semiological analysis
3. Diagnosis: General aspects of psychopathological nosography: DSM V and ICD 10
4. Particular aspects of criminal psychopathology: cause / comorbidity / effect.
5. Most common mental disorders in youth populations 
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, behavioral disorders, opposition-defiant disorder, substance use disorder.
6. Most common mental disorders in the adult population in a forensic context
      Substance use disorders
      Schizophrenias and other psychotic disorders
      Mood disorders
      Parafilias
      Impulse control disorders
      Personality disorders in a forensic context
7. Psychopathy and antisocial personality disorder
8. The issue of predictability and psychopathological danger and responsibility in the criminal context.
 9. Mental health in the criminal context: Implications
10. Case study

This CU is split into theoretical and practical classes. Pedagogical aspects as the expository method, demonstrative, interrogative and active methods are adopted. This methodology is explored also from the presentation and discussion of forensic cases where it will diagnose the nosological framework and supports the relevance and / or impact on criminal and forensic areas.

The evaluation is based on the achievement of knowledge in two assessment ( one tests and one report) (9,50/20 minimal average) or a final exam (100%).

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