Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
YBP2082014872GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRYCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed at providing knowledge about psychiatric problems seen in disabilities
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students who successfully complete this course will have knowledge about the basic concepts and approaches related to mental health in people with elderly.
2Students who successfully complete this course explains the basic concepts and approaches related to mental health in people with elderly.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Classification of psychiatric disorders according to DSM-IV criteria, personality disorders, organic mental disorders, anxiety disorders in elderly, Alzheimer-dementia, mental health of the elderly ,seen in the emergency services, psychiatric disabilities.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Basic concepts in mental health and diseases
2Basic concepts in mental health and diseases.
3Psychiatric evaluation of the elderly person.
4Depression and care in the elderly.
5Delirium and its care.
6Anxiety disorders and care in the elderly.
7Bipolar disorder and care in the elderly.
8Midterm exam
9Psychotic disorders and care in the elderly.
10Yaşlılarda cinsel işlev bozukluklar. ve bakımı.
11Alcohol and substance use disorders and care in the elderly.
12Sleep disorders and care in the elderly.
13Age-related conditions and care in the elderly.
14Suicide in the elderly.
15Forensic psychiatric problems encountered in the elderly.
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Çam, O., & Engin, E. (2014). Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Bakım Sanatı. İstanbul Tıp Kitapevi, İstanbul. Gürhan N. (2016). Ruh Sağlığı ve Psikiyatri HemşireliğiAnkara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. Ankara. 480-508. Townsend M.C., Ruh Sağlığı ve Psikiyatri Hemşireliğinin Temelleri (Çev. Özcan T. & Gürhan N).6. Baskı, Ankara, Akademisyen Tıp Kitabevi. 2016; 381-471.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination428
Individual Study for Final Examination10220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)86
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LO1   5 555    3            4  
LO2   5 555    3            4  
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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