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Book Synopsis
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 stude

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Contributors to Chapter 44 viii

About the companion website ix

Part 1 Assessment and Management 1

1 Psychiatric History 2

2 The Mental State Examination 4

3 Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry 6

4 Risk Assessment and Management in Psychiatry 8

5 Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm 10

Part 2 Mental Disorders 13

6 Psychosis: Symptoms and Aetiology 14

7 Schizophrenia: Management and Prognosis 16

8 Depression 18

9 Bipolar Affective Disorder 20

10 Stress Reactions (Including Bereavement) 22

11 Anxiety Disorders 24

12 Obsessions and Compulsions 26

13 Eating Disorders 28

14 Personality Disorders 30

15 Psychosexual Disorders 32

16 Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes 34

Part 3 Substance and Alcohol Misuse 37

17 Substance Misuse 38

18 Alcohol Misuse 40

Part 4 Psychiatry of Demographic Groups 43

19 Child Psychiatry I 44

20 Child Psychiatry II 47

21 The Psychiatry of Adolescence 49

22 Learning Disability (Mental Retardation) 51

23 Cross-cultural Psychiatry 53

24 Psychiatry and Social Exclusion 55

25 Psychiatry and Female Reproduction 57

26 Functional Psychiatric Disorders in Old Age 59

Part 5 The Interface of Psychiatry and Physical Illness 61

27 Psychiatry and Physical Illness 62

28 Neuropsychiatry I 65

29 Neuropsychiatry II 67

30 Neuropsychiatry III 70

31 Acute Confusional States 72

32 The Dementias 74

Part 6 Psychiatric Management 77

33 Psychological Therapies 78

34 Antipsychotics 81

35 Antidepressants 83

36 Other Psychotropic Drugs 85

37 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Treatments 87

38 Psychiatry in the Community 89

39 Forensic Psychiatry 91

40 Mental Capacity 93

41 Mental Health Legislation in England and Wales 95

42 Mental Health Legislation in Scotland 97

43 Mental Health Legislation in Northern Ireland 99

44 Mental Health Legislation in Australia and New Zealand 101

45 Preparing for Clinical Examinations in Psychiatry 103

Self-assessment 105

Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 106

Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) 108

Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 112

OSCE Examiner Mark Sheets 116

Answers to EMQs 118

Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 120

Further Reading 122

Glossary 127

Index 131

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9781119129677, 978-1119129677
      ISBN10: 1119129672
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 stude

      Table of Contents

      Preface vii

      Contributors to Chapter 44 viii

      About the companion website ix

      Part 1 Assessment and Management 1

      1 Psychiatric History 2

      2 The Mental State Examination 4

      3 Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry 6

      4 Risk Assessment and Management in Psychiatry 8

      5 Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm 10

      Part 2 Mental Disorders 13

      6 Psychosis: Symptoms and Aetiology 14

      7 Schizophrenia: Management and Prognosis 16

      8 Depression 18

      9 Bipolar Affective Disorder 20

      10 Stress Reactions (Including Bereavement) 22

      11 Anxiety Disorders 24

      12 Obsessions and Compulsions 26

      13 Eating Disorders 28

      14 Personality Disorders 30

      15 Psychosexual Disorders 32

      16 Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes 34

      Part 3 Substance and Alcohol Misuse 37

      17 Substance Misuse 38

      18 Alcohol Misuse 40

      Part 4 Psychiatry of Demographic Groups 43

      19 Child Psychiatry I 44

      20 Child Psychiatry II 47

      21 The Psychiatry of Adolescence 49

      22 Learning Disability (Mental Retardation) 51

      23 Cross-cultural Psychiatry 53

      24 Psychiatry and Social Exclusion 55

      25 Psychiatry and Female Reproduction 57

      26 Functional Psychiatric Disorders in Old Age 59

      Part 5 The Interface of Psychiatry and Physical Illness 61

      27 Psychiatry and Physical Illness 62

      28 Neuropsychiatry I 65

      29 Neuropsychiatry II 67

      30 Neuropsychiatry III 70

      31 Acute Confusional States 72

      32 The Dementias 74

      Part 6 Psychiatric Management 77

      33 Psychological Therapies 78

      34 Antipsychotics 81

      35 Antidepressants 83

      36 Other Psychotropic Drugs 85

      37 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Treatments 87

      38 Psychiatry in the Community 89

      39 Forensic Psychiatry 91

      40 Mental Capacity 93

      41 Mental Health Legislation in England and Wales 95

      42 Mental Health Legislation in Scotland 97

      43 Mental Health Legislation in Northern Ireland 99

      44 Mental Health Legislation in Australia and New Zealand 101

      45 Preparing for Clinical Examinations in Psychiatry 103

      Self-assessment 105

      Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 106

      Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) 108

      Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 112

      OSCE Examiner Mark Sheets 116

      Answers to EMQs 118

      Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 120

      Further Reading 122

      Glossary 127

      Index 131

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