1. Department of psychiatry
Introduction of
Medical Psychology
Department of psychiatry 

2. Curriculum Objectives
Objective of cognitive teaching：
Master the symptomatology and clinical syndrome
Master diagnosis, prevention and treatment  of frequently-occurring mental diseases
Know  specific diagnosis and treatment processes of mental disorder

3. Curriculum Objectives
Objective of skills teaching：
Master the skill of interview and mental examination
Master the skills of collection of medical history and record.
Know how to assess the symptoms and how to interpret the psychological assessment
Objective of professional quality:
 Building good medical ethics
Culturing physician-patient communication skills
Culturing ability of independent thinking and team cooperation 

4. Framework of Knowledge
Overview
Theory of medical psychology
Basic of psychology
Developmental psychology
Mental health
Psychological assessment
Stress and coping

5. Framework of Knowledge
Emotional problems in the patients with medical diseases
Psychosomatic disease
Psychotherapy
Rehabilitation
Doctor-Patient communication
Drug abuse and dependence
Sleep and sleep disorder

6. Teacher Qualifications
All  the teacher in the course are professor or associate professor.

7. Overall Arrangement of Psychiatry Course
16 sessions large classes which include 32 class hour 
The course will last 17 weeks. Closed-book examination will occur at 2 weeks after the end of the course.

8. Textbook and References
《Psychology for Medical Students》
人民卫生出版社，ISBN:

9. Assessment
Closed-book exam will occur at 2 weeks after the end of the course.

10. Contact Information
课程负责人联系方式
Teaching secretary：Yukun Kang/ Jia Wu （
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