Introduction

The Department of Psychiatry in Taipei Veterans General Hospital is one of the leaders in Asia Psychiatry. There are four divisions: general psychiatry, child-adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and rehabilitation psychiatry.

There are 99 beds in the acute inpatient ward, 80 beds in the adult day ward, and 50 beds in the child-adolescent day ward, and 7500 patients/month in the outpatient clinics. We have 20 full time specialist psychiatrists, including 15 attending physicians (two full-professors, two associate professors, and 6 assistant professors) and five research fellows. Other five affiliated senior professors or consultants also involve in the clinical service and teaching training work actively. Our department is in the Taiwan leadership of research in Neuroimaging, molecular genetics, r-TMS neurostimulation treatments, and clinical –epidemiological study.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn and practice how to take integrated patient history, psychiatric diagnostic interview, diagnostic formulation and bio-psych-social treatments.

2. Learn the knowledge of psychopharmacology and clinical skills, such as violence/ suicide evaluation and management.

3. Learn how to be a leader in the multi-discipline psychiatric team work.

3. Perform evidence-based practice, and participate the psychiatric research work.

Available Supervisors

• Chief of the department :Dr. Ying-Chiao Lee
• General psychiatry: Dr. Shih-Jen Tsai, Dr. Chen-Jee
      Hong, Dr. Ya Mei Bai, Dr. Albert C Yang, Dr. Ying-Jay
      Liou
• Child-adolescent psychiatry : Dr. Ju-Wei Hsu, Dr. Kai-Lin
       Huang, Dr. Mu-Hong Chen
• Geriatric psychiatry: Dr. Yang Cheng-hung, Dr. Chia-Fen
      Tsai, Dr. Liu, Mu-En
• Rehabilitation psychiatry: Dr. Yuan-Hwa Chou, Dr.
      Cheng-Ta Li, Dr. Wei-Chen Lin.

Tentative Schedule

WEEK ONE

1. Participate in resident work rounds & attending teaching/management rounds.

2. Attend psychiatric core-lectures and meetings.

3. Visit the psychiatric clinics
 

WEEK TWO

1. Participate in resident work rounds & attending teaching/management rounds.

2. Attend psychiatric core-lectures and meetings.

3. Visit the psychiatric clinics.

4. Visit the ECT or rTMS treatment.
 

WEEK THREE--FOUR (selective)

1. Participate in resident work rounds & attending teaching/management rounds.

2. Attend psychiatric core-lectures and meetings.

3. Visit the psychiatric clinics

4. Participate in psychiatric consultation with supervisors.

5. Participate the research meetings.

Assessment

MINI-CEX performed by supervisors

References

1. Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry. 2014.ISBN-13: 978-1609139711
2. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition: DSM-5. 2013. ISBN-13: 011-0743488109
3. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1107686465