Psychiatry at a Glance

6. Auflage Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-119-12967-7
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 387 g

Reihe: At a Glance

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Katona, Cornelius L. E.

Katona, Cornelius

Cooper, Claudia (University College London

Cooper, Claudia

Robertson, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Cornelius Katona is Honorary Professor in the Department of Mental and Health Sciences, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

Claudia Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.

Mary Robertson is Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University College London, and Visiting Professor and Honorary Consultant, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London.