Psychiatry at a Glance

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