This postgraduate certificate is unique in that it presents a whole arsenal of technology that the psychologist can offer to Psychotic and Personality Disorders Always within a multidisciplinary environment, combining psychological and social intervention with pharmacotherapy”

It is not easy or quick to establish a differential diagnosis of Personality Disorders with specific psychiatric diseases. Detecting this alteration in medical practice is of utmost importance. In most patients the abnormal features become apparent as early as childhood and adolescence, and remain hidden or ignored until adulthood. Personality traits are considered abnormal only to the extent that they are conflicting for the subject or society. Undoubtedly, the most frequent additional diagnosis in subjects with personality disorders is depression (or affective disorders). An important trend in current psychopathological research is the description of Personality Disorders in terms that allow for a reliable differential diagnosis. 

The term schizophrenia was introduced by Bleuler in 1911, who considered it more appropriate to emphasize the splitting that occurs in the association of ideas, emotions and contact with reality and social life. Today schizophrenia is still one of the greatest challenges of science, affecting, as is well known, about 1% of the population. Much progress has been made in the knowledge of this disease (or diseases), but if we analyze what is currently known and what is ignored, we could conclude that we know more and more, but we continue to ignore many of the enigmas of this or these diseases. 

It is clear that the predominant symptom in these chronic patients is impaired social performance. Therefore, psychosocial care of schizophrenic patients is of fundamental importance, since most of them have to learn or relearn social and personal skills in order to survive in the community. Neuroleptics cannot teach the patient to develop vital and defensive resources nor can they improve a person's quality of life, except indirectly through their effect on cognitive disorganization and suppression of positive symptoms.

There is still a huge gap between our knowledge of certain mental illnesses and our knowledge of personality disorders. That is so, in part, because these appear to be quantitative rather than qualitative variants of the person. However, some personality disorders classically considered to be character-dependent (e.g., depressive, anxious, etc.) have actually been shown to be subsyndromal forms of specific diseases. Most patients tend to show behaviors (and problems) suggestive of a personality disorder, which may make the clinician forget syndromes unrelated to personality.

Expand your knowledge through the postgraduate certificate in Psychotic Psychopathology adapted to your needs”

This postgraduate certificate in Psychotic Psychopathology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the course are:

• Clinical cases presented by experts in the different specialties. The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• The latest diagnostic and therapeutic information on how to approach Psychotic Psychopathology
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the presented clinical situations
• With special emphasis on evidence-based psychology and research methodologies in Psychology
• All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

This course may be the best investment you can make when choosing a refresher program for two reasons: in addition to updating your knowledge in Psychotic Psychopathology, you will obtain a postgraduate certificate from TECH Technological University"

Forming part of the teaching staff is a group of professionals in the world of Psychotic Psychopathology who bring to this training their work experience, as well as a group of renowned specialists, recognised by esteemed scientific communities.

The multimedia content developed with the latest educational technology will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training program to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the physician must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this reason, you will be assisted by an innovative, interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts in the field of Psychotic Psychopathology with extensive teaching experience.

The course includes real clinical cases and exercises to bring the course closer to the psychologist's clinical practice"

The program's primary objective is focused on theoretical and practical learning, so that the psychologist is able to master, in both a practical and rigorous manner, Psychotic Psychopathology.

This updating program will provide you with a sense of confidence in the practice of psychology, which will help you grow both personally and professionally”

General Objectives

• Describe the fundamentals of psychodiagnosis of psychotic disorders and personality disorders
• Perform differential diagnosis between personality disorders and psychotic disorders
• Describe the different subspecialties in the field of psychosis and personality disorders
• Manage the current knowledge of drugs used in psychiatry and neurology
• Training to achieve the therapist-patient-medication link
• Identify the absorption properties of drugs
• Develop mastery of the positive and negative symptoms of psychotic disorders
• Describe in protocols the intervention programs, taking into account the characteristics and specific aspects of these disorders
• Identify the evolution of the different disorders listed in the DSM-5 or ICD-10
• Master the fields of medical-psychologist interaction in family intervention

Specific learning objectives of each module:

• Manage the clinical practice stage of the patient, as well as to provide the necessary skills to work multidisciplinary
• Identify and make decisions about patients taking into account the social and emotional environment in which they find themselves
• Master the course within a framework of intervention in psychotic disorders and personality disorders
• Performing and adapting intervention protocols psychological within an interdisciplinary framework
• Addressing the clinical use of the drug
• Manage the therapy time dynamic
• Employ knowledge about the side effects of drugs so that they do not disable psychotherapy intervention with psychotic disorders
• Management of emotional crises with psychotropic drugs in these diseases
• Developing and understanding mutations and new forms of disease in personality disorders
• Develop the knowledge to identify an important problem of natural evolution within the process of a family home
• Manage and master the systemic psychopathology that causes these disorders
• Develop monitoring models that express the changes of stress pathologies and chronic pathological mental states

Seize the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Tools Used in the Diagnosis of Psychotic and Personality Disorders"