Psychiatry (eBook)

A Clinical Handbook

Mohsin Azam, Mohammed Qureshi, Daniel Kinnair (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
282 Seiten
Scion Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-911510-13-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Psychiatry: a clinical handbook provides all the essential information required for a successful psychiatry rotation.

All the major aspects of Psychiatry are covered in a systematic and succinct manner, making the book an excellent revision tool for undergraduate examination purposes.

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Psychiatry: a clinical handbook provides all the essential information required for a successful psychiatry rotation.Written by two recently qualified junior doctors and a consultant psychiatrist, the book offers an exam-centred, reader-friendly style backed up with concise clinical guidance. The book covers diagnosis and management based upon the ICD-10 Classification and the latest NICE guidelines. For every psychiatric condition:the diagnostic pathway is provided with suggested phrasing for sensitive questionsthe relevant clinical features to look out for in the mental state examination are listeda concise definition and basic pathophysiology/aetiology is outlined.The book also boasts a range of features to test your understanding of the subject:Self-assessment questions are provided at the end of each chapter. A common OSCE scenarios chapter with mark schemes, to aid practising with colleagues in preparation for exams.An exam-style questions chapter with detailed answers written by a Consultant Psychiatrist.Printed with an attractive full colour design, the book includes mnemonics, clinical photos, diagrams, OSCE tips and key fact boxes.Psychiatry: a clinical handbook is ideal for medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees.From reviews:"e;This book excels as a guide for studying, for a variety of reasons. Notably, the pedagogic quality truly benefits from the authors' deliberate use of a variety of formats for presenting information. As a result, nearly any medical student could find this book easy to use."e; Doody, July 2016"e;One of the best psychiatry books I have ever read. It is organised in a neat, concise manner with tables, colours, mnemonics, OSCE tips to name but a few."e; Amazon reviewer

Inhalt

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Outline
of the book


1: Introduction to psychiatry

2: Assessment in psychiatry


2.1 Psychiatric history taking

2.2 Mental state examination

3: Mood disorders

3.1 Overview of mood
disorders

3.2 Depressive disorder

3.3 Bipolar affective disorder

4: Psychotic disorders

4.1 Overview of psychosis

4.2 Schizophrenia

5: Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders

5.1 Overview of anxiety disorders

5.2 Generalized anxiety disorder

5.3 Phobic anxiety disorders

5.4 Panic disorder

5.5 Post-traumatic stress disorder

5.6 Obsessive–compulsive disorder

5.7 Medically unexplained symptoms

6: Eating disorders

6.1 Anorexia nervosa

6.2 Bulimia nervosa

7: Alcohol and substance misuse

7.1 Substance misuse

7.2 Alcohol abuse

8: Personality disorders

9: Suicide and self-harm

9.1 Deliberate self-harm

9.2 Suicide and risk assessment

10: Old age psychiatry

10.1 Delirium

10.2 Dementia

11: Child psychiatry

11.1 Autism

11.2 Hyperkinetic disorder

11.3 Learning disability

12: Management

12.1 Psychotherapies

12.2 Antidepressants

12.3 Antipsychotics

12.4 Mood stabilizers

12.5 Anxiolytics and hypnotics

12.6 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

12.7 Mental health and the law (England and
Wales)

13: Forensic psychiatry

14: Common OSCE scenarios and mark schemes

15: Exam-style questions

Glossary
of terms

Appendix
A: Answers to exam-style questions

Appendix B: Answers to self-assessment questions


Appendix
C: Figure acknowledgements

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2016
• Verlagsort: Banbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Gastroenterologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Schlagworte: mental health, OSCE, psychotherapy, anxiety, psychosis, depressive, mood • mental health, OSCE, psychotherapy, anxiety, psychosis, depressive, mood, psychiatry rotation, medical student
• ISBN-10: 1-911510-13-4 / 1911510134
• ISBN-13: 978-1-911510-13-0 / 9781911510130