Main description:

The recent transformation of postgraduate medical education has changed the landscape of psychiatric training. This handbook is a must for anyone trying to navigate the terrain. It covers a wide range of topics, from ethical reasoning in psychiatry to more practical aspects of coping at a personal level. It informs trainees about liaison with key players in their training and provides an overview of virtually every aspect of the trainee's professional life. The book will be invaluable for psychiatric trainees and trainers. Those who are interested in choosing psychiatry as a career will find it a useful introduction to the subject and to what psychiatrists do. This essential guide to postgraduate training in psychiatry is written and edited by opinion leaders in medical education and by doctors who have recently completed training. It takes a practical and accessible approach, focusing on personal development and well-being, as well as educational achievement.

Contents:

1. Psychiatric training: the next steps Dinesh Bhugra; 2. Global healthcare systems Dinesh Bhugra and Shekhar Saxena; 3. History and structure of the National Health Service Ross Overshott, Alistair Burns and Dinesh Bhugra; 4. The College Gareth Holsgrove, Vanessa Cameron and Dinesh Bhugra; 5. The General Medical Council Sheila A. Mann; 6. Ethical reasoning in psychiatry Gwen Adshead; 7. Compulsory treatment, capacity and consent Jonathan Bindman; 8. Bio-psychosocial models of aetiology and management Peter Tyrer; 9. Clinical psychology Padmal de Silva; 10. Occupational therapy Hilary Williams; 11. Mental health nursing Richard Gray and Hilary McCallion; 12. Social work Alan Rushton; 13. Chaplains in the psychiatric setting Mark Sutherland; 14. Personal safety Michael J. Travis; 15. Managing violence Michael J. Travis; 16. Managing difficult clinical situations Cleo Van Velsen; 17. Understanding and managing stress Jerome Carson and Frank Holloway; 18. Managing time: the key to professional success Carl Gray; 19. Negotiation skills Peter Hill; 20. Presentation skills Kalyani Katz and Pramod Prabhakaran; 21. Mental health review tribunals: reports and hearings Kalyani Katz and Pramod Prabhakaran; 22. How to get published Povl Munk-Joergensen; 23. Mental health informatics Martin Baggaley; 24. Clinical governance Rosalind Ramsay and Eleanor Cole; 25. Lifelong learning and revalidation Joe Bouch; 26. Mentoring and shadowing Koravangattu Valsraj and Cecilia Wells; 27. The MRCPsych examinations Stephen Tyrer and Femi Oyebode; 28. Flexible training Jane Marshall; 29. UK training for overseas doctors and opportunities for UK doctors to train outside the EEC Nick Rose; 30. Academic careers Anne Farmer; 31. Higher degrees Sube Banerjee.