Psychiatry at a glance / created by Cornelius Katona, Claudia Cooper and Mary Robertson

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Assessment and management. Psychiatric history The mental state examination Diagnosis and classification in psychiatry Risk assessment and management in psychiatry Suicide and deliberate self-harm Part 2. Mental Disorders. Psychosis: symptoms and aetiology Schizophrenia: management and prognosis Depression Bipolar affective disorder Stress reactions (including bereavement) Anxiety disorders Obsessions and compulsions Eating disorders Personality disorders Psychosexual disorders Unusual psychiatric syndromes Part 3. Substance and alcohol misuse. Substance misuse Alcohol misuse Part 4. Psychiatry of demographic groups. Child psychiatry I Child psychiatry II The psychiatry of adolescence Learning disability (mental retardation) Cross-cultural psychiatry Psychiatry and social exclusion Psychiatry and female reproduction Functional psychiatric disorders in old age Part 5. The interface of psychiatry and physical illness. Psychiatry and physical illness Neuropsychiatry I Neuropsychiatry II Neuropsychiatry III Acute confusional states The dementias Part 6. Psychiatric management. Psychological therapies Antipsychotics Antidepressants Other psychotropic drugs Electroconvulsive therapy and other treatments Psychiatry in the community Forensic psychiatry Mental capacity Mental health legislation in England and Wales Mental health legislation in Scotland Mental health legislation in Northern Ireland Mental health legislation in Australia and New Zealand Preparing for clinical examinations in psychiatry Self-assessment. Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) Extended matching questions (EMQs) Single best answer (SBA) questions OSCE examiner mark sheets Answers to EMQs Answers to single best answer (SBA) questions

"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 students and other health professionals and is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a psychiatric attachment or module."--Publisher's description