Full Description
Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a concise and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of Psychiatry, presenting the principles of Psychiatric examination followed by systematic coverage of the major psychiatric disorders, as well as covering management and treatment options.
This eleventh edition has been revised to include recent developments in history-taking, psychotropic drugs and case presentations, as well as covering the practical elements of patient guidance and care.
Key features include:
• Clearly presented tables, figures and end-of-chapter 'Key point' summaries to aid revision
• An emphasis on core management skills needed by Junior Doctors in both psychiatric and general hospital settings
• Quick reference guides to help structure patient assessments on-the-go
• MCQs and case studies in line with medical school and professional level psychiatry exams
For those embarking on study or refreshing their knowledge of psychiatry, Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a step-by-step guide to both its wider and patient-centred practice.
Contents
Foreword by Professor John Geddes vi
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Quick guides 1
History-taking checklist 1
Mental State Examination checklist 2
Structure of a psychiatric case presentation 3
1 Getting started, 5
2 The basic psychiatric assessment, 9
3 Diagnosis-specific assessments, 19
4 Risk: harm, self-harm and suicide, 40
5 Completing and communicating the assessment, 47
6 What causes mental health problems?, 55
7 Treatment, 63
8 Psychiatric services and specialties, 82
9 Mood disorders, 92
10 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders, 103
11 Eating, sleep and sexual disorders, 115
12 Schizophrenia, 124
13 Dementia, delirium and neuropsychiatry, 138
14 Substance misuse, 154
15 Personality disorders, 165
16 Childhood disorders, 172
17 Learning disability (mental retardation), 185
18 Psychiatry in other settings, 193
19 Mental health and the law, 200
Self-assessment answers 205
Appendix 1: ICD-10 classification of psychiatric disorders 209
Appendix 2: Keeping up to date and evidence-based 210
Index 211
