Περιγραφή
This revision guide is an invaluable resource for psychiatric trainees preparing for exams. With 55 case vignettes and over 200 topical multiple-choice questions (MCQs), the content covers a broad spectrum of relevant psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, addiction, and gender dysphoria. Case vignettes provide a focused discussion of each disorder, while strategically placed topical MCQs consolidate learning and highlight concepts across disorders. Recurring features are included at the end of each chapter, including ‘Exam Essentials,’ which highlight the most crucial information students should remember, ‘Clinical Pearls’, which provide tips for practical application, and the ‘Diving Deep’ section allows interested students to explore specific concepts further. An engaging and comprehensive revision resource, this will be a go-to resource for MRCPsych candidates and those taking specialist examinations.
- Over 200 topical multiple-choice questions allowing readers to test their knowledge and consolidate information in an engaging way
- Inclusion of numerous mnemonics to aid in memorising exam essentials and clinical pearls
- Authorship includes a young psychiatry resident and a seasoned psychiatrist with experience teaching Psychiatry at undergraduate and graduate levels, ensuring the most relevant information in the most useful format
- Unique layout, showing exam essentials and clinical pearls alongside chapter text
Περιεχόμενα
Case 1. Schizophrenia
Case 2. Delusional disorder
Case 3. Major depressive disorder
Case 4. Dysthymia
Case 5. Grief
Case 6. Bipolar disorder
Case 7. Generalised anxiety disorder
Case 8. Panic disorder & agoraphobia
Case 9. Social anxiety disorder
Case 10. Separation anxiety and selective mutism
Case 11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Case 12. Body dysmorphic disorder
Case 13. Trichotillomania and excoriation disorder
Case 14. Hoarding disorder
Case 15. Anorexia nervosa
Case 16. Bulimia nervosa
Case 17. Pica and rumination disorder
Case 18. Acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder & adjustment disorder
Case 19. Illness anxiety disorder & somatic symptom disorder
Case 20. Conversion disorder & factitious disorder
Case 21. Delirium & neurocognitive disorders
Case 22. Mental capacity assessment
Case 23. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Case 24. Autism spectrum disorder and intellectual developmental disorder
Case 25. Alcohol use disorder
Case 26. Cannabis use disorder
Case 27. Stimulants use disorder
Case 28. Opioid use disorder
Case 29. Hallucinogen use disorder
Case 30. Gambling disorder
Case 31. Borderline personality disorder
Case 32. Antisocial personality disorder
Case 33. Schizoid, schizotypal and paranoid personality disorder
Case 34. Dependent personality disorder
Case 35. Suicide risk assessment
Case 36. Catatonia & electroconvulsive therapy
Case 37. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome & serotonin syndrome
Case 38. Insomnia disorder
Case 39. Narcolepsy disorder
Case 40. Breathing-related sleep disorders
Case 41. NREM sleep arousal disorders
Case 42. REM sleep behaviour disorders
Case 43. Dissociative amnesia and dissociative identity disorder
Case 44. Voyeurism & exhibitionism & frotteuristic disorder & sexual masochism and sexual sadism disorder
Case 45. Paedophilic disorder
Case 46. Transvestic & fetishistic disorders
Case 47. Gender dysphoria
Case 48. Pyromania
Case 49. Kleptomania
Case 50. Child and adolescent mental health services
Case 51. Old age psychiatry
Case 52. Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Case 53. Hepatic impairment
Case 54. Renal impairment
Case 55. Forensic psychiatry.
