PSICLI004F - FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL GENETICS

courses

ID:

PSICLI004F

Duration (hours):

27

CFU:

SSD:

GENETICA MEDICA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (06/10/2025 - 20/12/2025)

Course Objectives

The course intends to give the student basic knowledge about the role played by genetics in the main human disease of psychological and psychiatric interest.

Course Prerequisites

Knowledge of the topics of the course of Medical Genetics

Teaching Methods

Frontal lessons with slide support

Assessment Methods

Written examination

Texts

L. Stuppia: “Problematiche psicologiche in genetica medica”, Carabba editore.
Handouts available online

The course of Clinical Genetics will deal with topics focused on the study of the genetic basis of the most common behavioral problems in human. Topics such as the genetics of mood disorders, schizophrenia autism and dementia will be analyzed.
The role of epigenetic modifications in the development of such diseases will be also discussed. Particular interest will be devoted to the psychological problems related to the execution of genetic tests and to the management of patients' psychological problems during the genetic counseling.