Psychiatry at a Glance is an up–to–date, accessible introductory and study text for all students of psychiatry. It presents need–to–know information on the basic science, treatment, and management of the major disorders, and helps you develop your skills in history taking and performing the Mental State Examination (MSE).
This new edition features:
Thoroughly updated content to reflect new research, the DSM 5 classification and NICE guidelines
All the information required, including practice questions, for the written Psychiatry exams
Extensive self–assessment material, including Extending Matching Questions, Single Best Answer questions, and sample OSCE stations, to reinforce knowledge learnt
A companion website at ataglanceseries.com/psychiatry featuring interactive case studies and downloadable illustrations
Psychiatry at a Glance will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees, as well as nursing students and other health professionals and is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a psychiatric attachment or module.
Contents
Preface
Contributors to Chapter 44
About the companion website
Part 1: Assessment and Management
1 Psychiatric History
2 The Mental State Examination
3 Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry
4 Risk Assessment and Management in Psychiatry
5 Suicide and Deliberate Self–harm
Part 2: Mental Disorders
6 Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Aetiology
7 Schizophrenia: Management and Prognosis
8 Depression
9 Bipolar Affective Disorder
10 Stress Reactions (Including Bereavement)
11 Anxiety Disorders
12 Obsessions and Compulsions
13 Eating Disorders
14 Personality Disorders
15 Psychosexual Disorders
16 Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes
Part 3: Substance and Alcohol Misuse
17 Substance Misuse
18 Alcohol Misuse
Part 4: Psychiatry of Demographic Groups
19 Child Psychiatry I
20 Child Psychiatry II
21 The Psychiatry of Adolescence
22 Learning Disability (Mental Retardation)
23 Cross–cultural Psychiatry
24 Psychiatry and Social Exclusion
25 Psychiatry and Female Reproduction
26 Functional Psychiatric Disorders in Old Age
Part 5: The Interface of Psychiatry and Physical Illness
27 Psychiatry and Physical Illness
28 Neuropsychiatry I
29 Neuropsychiatry II
30 Neuropsychiatry III
31 Acute Confusional States
32 The Dementias
Part 6: Psychiatric Management
33 Psychological Therapies
34 Antipsychotics
35 Antidepressants
36 Other Psychotropic Drugs
37 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Treatments
38 Psychiatry in the Community
39 Forensic Psychiatry
40 Mental Capacity
41 Mental Health Legislation in England and Wales
42 Mental Health Legislation in Scotland
43 Mental Health Legislation in Northern Ireland
44 Mental Health Legislation in Australia and New Zealand
45 Preparing for Clinical Examinations in Psychiatry
Self–assessment
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Extended Matching Questions (EMQs)
Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
OSCE Examiner Mark Sheets
Answers to EMQs
Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
