In-depth study of acute psychotic disorder in adolescents and the latest advances in this field”

This postgraduate diploma oriented to mental health professionals consists of 6 months of duration, where students will learn the most advanced and updated knowledge about the Main Psychotic Disorders.

Thus, the specialized teaching team with extensive experience in the field of psychology and psychiatry will address the current classifications of delusional ideas, the most fundamental clinical and diagnostic aspects to address them, taking into account the prognostic factors in the different ages in which these mental health diseases occur.

This 100% online program will allow students to delve into the prognosis and the impact of treatment on the evolution of the acute or transient psychotic patient from the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic point of view. The new lines of research in this area will be a key point in this course that seeks to update the knowledge of the participating health professionals.

The mental health professional will deepen in this program in schizoaffective and schizophreniform disorders, with the teaching staff focusing on the main clinical aspects and the various related differential diagnoses.

An online program that facilitates the renewal of knowledge to the mental health professional with an online teaching model based on a Relearning learning system, a wide range of multimedia resources and real case simulations so that the psychologists can apply it with their patients.

Delve into the short-, medium- and long-term impact of treatment with this postgraduate diploma”

The postgraduate diploma in Main Psychotic Disorders contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Psychology and Psychotic Disorders
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• 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

The library of multimedia resources and simulations of real cases allow the professionals to acquire updated knowledge that is closer to reality”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

Delve into the treatment of schizophreniform disorder from the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic point of view with this 100% online course"

Access the latest scientific advances in delusional disorder with this postgraduate diploma"

This postgraduate diploma consolidates the concepts on the Main Psychotic Disorders, while advancing the mental health professional in the most relevant aspects of the psychopathology of psychotic spectrum disorders, its multidisciplinary approach and the latest scientific developments. The teaching team specialized in this area will provide a broad content on this field so that students have all the resources and tools necessary for the performance of their profession.

Delve into the multidisciplinary approach applied by mental health experts in psychotic spectrum disorders”

General Objectives

• Delve into the current classification of Psychotic Disorders in the different manuals: DSM-5 and ICD-11
• Consolidate the fundamental clinical aspects of Psychotic Disorders
• Gain knowledge about the evolution of Psychotic Disorders over time
• Identify the different types of Psychotic Disorders, their clinical characteristics and diagnosis
• Delve into the different diagnostic techniques and their new developments in Psychotic Disorders
• Perform a correct diagnostic approach to Psychotic Disorders
• Master the different pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches to Psychotic Disorders
• Detail and know the biopsychosocial influence of Psychotic Disorders in infantile-juvenile, adult and elderly stages
• Learn about new approaches to intervention in the rehabilitation of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders
• Delve into new lines of scientific research in psychotic disorders

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Delusional Disorder

• Review the changes that have occurred in delusional disorder in diagnostic manuals and throughout history
• Delve into the epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis of delusional disorder
• Address the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of delusional disorder
• Get to know the repercussions of delusional disorder in the individual and at the family level
• Analyze new developments in the field of Delusional disorder

Module 2. Acute and Transitory Psychotic Disorder

• Master the pharmacological field and its new developments in Psychotic Disorders
• Delve into the complementary tests for a correct diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders
• Gain knowledge about the psychotherapeutic approach in Psychotic Disorders
• Delve into the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment in delusional disorder
• Get to know the repercussions of delusional disorder in the individual and at the family level
• Analyze new developments in the field of Delusional disorder

Module 3. Other Psychotic Entities

• Perform an adequate psychopathological examination of Psychotic Disorders
• Delve into the evolution of the different Psychotic Disorders
• Gain knowledge about the prognosis of the different Psychotic Disorders
• Get to know the multidisciplinary approach in Psychotic Disorders

Access the virtual platform at any time and advance in the latest diagnoses of schizophreniform disorders”