HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Criminology

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Hilla Yaniv

Coordinator Email: Hilla.Yaniv@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours:

Teaching Staff:
Dr. hilla yaniv

Course/Module description:
Psychopathology from the foransic approach. At first, fundamental concepts in the field of psychopathology will be studied. While deepening selected psychopathologies, and connecting them to aggression, violence, and delinquency. .

Course/Module aims:

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Learn fundamental concepts in the field of psychopathology.
2. Understanding bio-psycho-social factors in the field of mental disorders and personality disorders.
3, introducing various aspects of mental health, and their connection to aggression, violence, delinquency and criminal liability.
4. Development of the ability to critical thinking in relation to the perceptions and personal positions of students.

Attendance requirements(%):

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:

Course/Module Content:
- Basic definitions of psychopathology and the key theories of its development.
- Focus on mental disorders extensively - for example: Mood disorders; psychotic disorders; and personality disorders.

Required Reading:
Cavalera, C., Ferrari, C., Bianconi, G., Bulgari, V., Candini, V., Carrà, G., ... & VIORMED-2 Group. (2020). Substance use disorders and violent behavior in patients with severe mental disorders: A prospective, multicentre study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54(12), 1212-1223.‏ https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0004867420963732

Chen, F.R., Andrea, Y.G., Niv, G. S., Portnoy, J., Schug, R., Yang, Y, & Raine, A. (2015). Biosocial bases of antisocial and criminal behavior. In A.R. Piquero (Ed.), The handbook of criminological theory (pp. 383-409). John Wiley & Sons:Oxford.

Ho, C., Quek, T., Ho, R., & Choo, C. (2019). Terrorism and mental illness: A pragmatic approach for the clinician. BJPsych Advances, 25(2), 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2018.49

Lamberti, J. S., Katsetos, V., Jacobowitz, D. B., & Weisman, R. L. (2020). Psychosis, mania and criminal recidivism: Associations and implications for prevention. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 28(3), 179–202. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1097/HRP.0000000000000251

Misiak, B., Samochowiec, J., Bhui, K., Schouler-Ocak, M., Demunter, H., Kuey, L., ... & Dom, G. (2019). A systematic review on the relationship between mental health, radicalization and mass violence. European Psychiatry, 56(1), 51-59.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2018.11.005

Additional Reading Material:
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596
14) Blair, R. J. R., Peschardt, K. S., Budhani, S., Mitchell, D. G. V., & Pine, D. S. (2006). The development of psychopathy. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47(3-4), 262-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01596.x

Corrado, R.R., McCuish, E.C., Hart, S.D., & DeLisi, M. (2015). The role of psychopathic traits and developmental risk factors on offending trajectories from early adolescence to adulthood: A prospective study of incarcerated youth. Journal of Criminal Justice, 43, 357–368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.04.007
18) Drake, R. E., & Mueser, K. T. (2000). Psychosocial approaches to dual diagnosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 26(1), 105–118. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.schbul.a033429

19) Essex, M.J., Klein, M.H., Cho, E., & Kalin, N.H. (2002). Maternal stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later stress exposure: effects on cortisol and behavior. Biological Psychiatry, 52, 776-784. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01553-6

20) Fine, C., & Kennett, J. (2004). Mental impairment, moral understanding and criminal responsibility: psychopath and the purposes of punishment. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 27(5), 425-443. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.06.005
21) Hamo, G. & Idisis, Y. (2017). Pedophiles in the Ultra-Orthodox Haredi sector in Israel: Thought patterns regarding their actions. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(5), 537-553. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2017.1285841

Kraus, G. & Reynolds, D.J. (2001). The "A-B-C'S"of the cluster B'S: Identifying, Understanding, and Treating cluster B Personality Disorders. Clinical Psychology Review, 21(3), 345-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7358(99)00052-5
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Lobbestael, J., Arntz, A. & Sieswerda, S. (2005). Schema modes and childhood abuse in borderline and antisocial personality disorders. Jouranl of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 36, 240-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2005.05.006

Moulin, V., Palix, J., Golay, P., Dumais, A., Gholamrezaee, M. M., Azzola, A., ... & Conus, P. (2019). Violent behaviour in early psychosis patients: Can we identify clinical risk profiles?. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 13(3), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12512

28) Pompili, M., Innamorati, M., Raja, M., Falcone, I., Ducci, G., Angeletti, G., ... & De Pisa, E. (2008). Suicide risk in depression and bipolar disorder: Do impulsiveness-aggressiveness and pharmacotherapy predict suicidal intent?. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 4(1), 247-255.‏ https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s2192

29)World Health Organization. (2019). International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (11th ed.). https://icd.who.int/

30) Zislin, J., Katz, G., Raskin, S., Strauss, Z., Teitelbaum, A., & Durst, R. (2002). Male genital self-mutilation in the context of religious belief: The Jerusalem syndrome. Transcultural Psychiatry, 39(2), 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F136346150203900208

Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 75 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 25 %

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