Psychiatry at a Glance 6e
Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
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<p>Contributors to Chapter 44 viii</p>
<p>About the companion website ix</p>
<p>Part 1 Assessment and Management 1</p>
<p>1 Psychiatric History 2</p>
<p>2 The Mental State Examination 4</p>
<p>3 Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry 6</p>
<p>4 Risk Assessment and Management in Psychiatry 8</p>
<p>5 Suicide and Deliberate Self–harm 10</p>
<p>Part 2 Mental Disorders 13</p>
<p>6 Psychosis: Symptoms and Aetiology 14</p>
<p>7 Schizophrenia: Management and Prognosis 16</p>
<p>8 Depression 18</p>
<p>9 Bipolar Affective Disorder 20</p>
<p>10 Stress Reactions (Including Bereavement) 22</p>
<p>11 Anxiety Disorders 24</p>
<p>12 Obsessions and Compulsions 26</p>
<p>13 Eating Disorders 28</p>
<p>14 Personality Disorders 30</p>
<p>15 Psychosexual Disorders 32</p>
<p>16 Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes 34</p>
<p>Part 3 Substance and Alcohol Misuse 37</p>
<p>17 Substance Misuse 38</p>
<p>18 Alcohol Misuse 40</p>
<p>Part 4 Psychiatry of Demographic Groups 43</p>
<p>19 Child Psychiatry I 44</p>
<p>20 Child Psychiatry II 47</p>
<p>21 The Psychiatry of Adolescence 49</p>
<p>22 Learning Disability (Mental Retardation) 51</p>
<p>23 Cross–cultural Psychiatry 53</p>
<p>24 Psychiatry and Social Exclusion 55</p>
<p>25 Psychiatry and Female Reproduction 57</p>
<p>26 Functional Psychiatric Disorders in Old Age 59</p>
<p>Part 5 The Interface of Psychiatry and Physical Illness 61</p>
<p>27 Psychiatry and Physical Illness 62</p>
<p>28 Neuropsychiatry I 65</p>
<p>29 Neuropsychiatry II 67</p>
<p>30 Neuropsychiatry III 70</p>
<p>31 Acute Confusional States 72</p>
<p>32 The Dementias 74</p>
<p>Part 6 Psychiatric Management 77</p>
<p>33 Psychological Therapies 78</p>
<p>34 Antipsychotics 81</p>
<p>35 Antidepressants 83</p>
<p>36 Other Psychotropic Drugs 85</p>
<p>37 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Treatments 87</p>
<p>38 Psychiatry in the Community 89</p>
<p>39 Forensic Psychiatry 91</p>
<p>40 Mental Capacity 93</p>
<p>41 Mental Health Legislation in England and Wales 95</p>
<p>42 Mental Health Legislation in Scotland 97</p>
<p>43 Mental Health Legislation in Northern Ireland 99</p>
<p>44 Mental Health Legislation in Australia and New Zealand 101</p>
<p>45 Preparing for Clinical Examinations in Psychiatry 103</p>
<p>Self–assessment 105</p>
<p>Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 106</p>
<p>Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) 108</p>
<p>Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 112</p>
<p>OSCE Examiner Mark Sheets 116</p>
<p>Answers to EMQs 118</p>
<p>Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 120</p>
<p>Further Reading 122</p>
<p>Glossary 127</p>
<p>Index 131</p>