Published June, 2011
By Dinesh Bhugra, Amit Malik and Andrew Brittlebank
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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This book outlines the workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) that are required by the current competency-based psychiatry curriculum. The authors explore the theory and practice of different assessment methods such as case-based discussion, long-case evaluation and directly observed practice, changes in the MRCPsych examinations and multi-source feedback.

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Published June, 2011
By National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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This clinical guideline makes clear evidence-based recommendations for healthcare professionals on how to work with people with generalised anxiety disorder, a common mental health problem, in order to improve their treatment and care. Covers low- and high-intensity psychological interventions and drug treatments.

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Published June, 2011
By Hamid Ghodse
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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International Perspectives on Mental Health is a unique collection of authoritative briefings from over ninety countries around the world. Each chapter covers demographics, mental health resources, undergraduate education, postgraduate training in psychiatry, research activities, mental health legislation, policy and development strategies within the chosen country.

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Published May, 2011
By Tom Brown and John M. Eagles
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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This book gives advice on how to teach psychiatry to undergraduate medical students using a range of different methods in different settings. It includes chapters on theory, practical aspects and recruitment and makes the case for the importance of high quality undergraduate teaching in terms of attracting students to psychiatry as a specialty.

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Published March, 2011
By Clare Oakley, Floriana Coccia, Neil Masson, Iain McKinnon and Meinou Simmons
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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Audit is an essential activity for all psychiatrists. Involvement in audit must be evidenced by consultants for revalidation and by trainees in their Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP). This book will therefore be relevant for psychiatrists of all grades. It aims to help ease the audit process by offering tried and tested recipes for conducting audits in clinical services.

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Published January, 2011
By Dr Tony Zigmond
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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An easy to read, practical guide to understanding those parts of the Mental Health Act 1983 that clinicians need in their daily practice. It gives advice on detaining patients, treating them and giving written and oral evidence to mental health tribunals. Covers recent amendments to the Act and appropriate aspects of other relevant legislation.

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Published December, 2010
By National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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A fifth of people with chronic physical health problems such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, have depression. This title enables healthcare professionals to address these problems and recognize, assess and offer effective treatments for depression in people with chronic physical health problems.

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Published November, 2010
By Susan Bewley, Fiona Subotsky and Michael Crowe
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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The doctor-patient relationship is fraught with risk. Patients may be at risk from a doctor who misuses their position of authority, or is unclear where the appropriate boundaries lie. This is a practical guide to help clinicians avoid boundary violations and improve patient safety.

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Published September, 2010
By Graham Thornicroft, Michele Tansella and Michelle Tansella
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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Evidence-based medicine demands that clinical outcomes are measurable and practicable. Yet mental health outcomes have always been notoriously difficult to quantify. This book guides the reader through the minefield of outcome measurement, providing the building blocks for evidence-based mental health service provision and evaluation.

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Published August, 2010
By National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)
Publisher: RCPsych Publications
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Depression affects 6 per cent of adults each year and is the leading cause of suicide. Its symptoms can be disabling and its effects pervasive, impacting on the individual patient, on their families, and the wider society. This title enables healthcare professionals to recognize, assess and offer effective treatments for depression.

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