Main description:

Psychiatry: A clinical handbook is the second book in a series which began with Rheumatology. These will form an essential resource for medical students who need an introduction, understanding and overview of specific subjects. As well as serving as an excellent revision tool for undergraduate examination purposes, it is envisaged that this book will be hugely popular amongst junior doctors with an interest or a job in Psychiatry or General Practice; GPs; intercalating medical students; and potentially Psychiatry trainees studying for qualification exams. Content is displayed in bullet point format with full use of colour throughout and an attractive design. Mnemonics are implemented as a study tool to simplify retention of long lists. Carefully constructed tables and diagrams are used to summarise key points and these go down particularly well with the so called 'visual learners'. Furthermore, the use of boxes in the form of 'OSCE tips' for example, is particularly constructive for highlighting key pieces of information likely to be over represented in medical examinations.
Self-assessment questions provided at the end of each chapter will enable a means of consolidation as well as checking that users have understood and grasped the core material adequately. Written by a final-year medical student, a newly-qualified junior doctor and an experienced consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer, the book combines a reader-friendly writing style with coverage of the material through clinical experience of a professional in the field. Further material, in the form of 30 Single Best Answer (SBA) and 50 Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) appears at the end of the book, together with answers.

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction to psychiatry Section 2: Assessment in psychiatry History taking; Mental state examination; Risk assessment Section 3: Mood disorders Introduction to mood disorders; Depression; Bipolar affective disorder Section 4: Psychotic conditions Introduction to psychoses; Schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions Section 5: Anxiety, obsessional and reaction to stress disorders Introduction to anxiety disorders; Generalised anxiety disorders; Phobic anxiety disorders; Panic disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Obsessive compulsive disorder Section 6: Eating disorders Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa Section 7: Somatoform disorders Section 8: Substance misuse and alcohol abuse Substance misuse; Alcohol abuse Section 9: Personality disorders Section 10: Suicide and self-harm Suicide; Self-harm; Forensic psychiatry Section 11: Elderly psychiatry Delirium; Dementia Section 12: Child psychiatry Autism; Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD); Learning disability (mental retardation) Section 13: Management Psychotherapies; Anti-depressants; Anti-psychotics; Mood stabilisers; Other psychotropic drugs; Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); Mental health legislation (England and Wales) Section 14: Common OSCE scenarios Section 15: Glossary of terms Section 16: Exam styled questions and answers Single best answer questions; Extended multiple choice questions; Answers to self-assessment questions, single best answers and multiple choice questions