Lecture Notes
Psychiatry
11th Edition
Published on 21. October 2013
232 pages
978-1-118-37823-6 (ISBN)
Description
Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides a concise andaccessible introduction to the fundamentals of Psychiatry,presenting the principles of Psychiatric examination followed bysystematic coverage of the major psychiatric disorders, as well ascovering management and treatment options.
This eleventh edition has been revised to include recentdevelopments in history-taking, psychotropic drugs and casepresentations, as well as covering the practical elements ofpatient 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 JuniorDoctors in both psychiatric and general hospital settings
* Quick reference guides to help structure patientassessments on-the-go
* MCQs and case studies in line with medical school andprofessional level psychiatry exams
For those embarking on study or refreshing their knowledge ofpsychiatry, Lecture Notes: Psychiatry provides astep-by-step guide to both its wider and patient-centredpractice.
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Gautam Gulati | Mary-Ellen Lynall | Kate E. A. Saunders
Lecture Notes: Psychiatry
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12/2013
11th Edition
Wiley
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Persons
Gautam Gulati is Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Forensic Psychiatry, University of Oxford, and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mary-Ellen Lynall is a Graduate-entry medical student, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, and Retained Lecturer in Neuroscience, Somerville College, University of Oxford
Kate Saunders is at the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital
Content
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-specifi c 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 classifi cation of psychiatric disorders, 209
Appendix 2: Keeping up to date and evidence-based, 210
Index, 211
