Crash Course Psychiatry

5th Edition - November 24, 2018
Imprint: Elsevier
Author: Katie FM Marwick
Editors: Steven Birrell, Shreelata T Datta, Philip Xiu
Language: English

Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one pl… Read more

Purchase options

Info / Buy

World Book Day Celebration!

Save up to 30% on books and eBooks!

Shop now

Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 20 years, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated – with an improved full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result are books which exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of psychiatry will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

Provides the exam syllabus in one place - saves valuable revision time

Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success

Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information

Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know

Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Series Editors’ foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Series Editors’ acknowledgements
Section 1: General
1: Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis
Interview technique
Psychiatric history
Mental state examination
Risk assessment
Physical examination
The formulation: presenting the case
Classification in psychiatry
2: Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
Antidepressants
Mood stabilizers
Antipsychotics
Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs
Other drugs used in psychiatry
Electroconvulsive therapy
3: Psychological therapy
Psychotherapeutic approaches
Indications for psychological therapy
4: Mental health and the law
Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007
Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986
Capacity to consent to treatment
Common law
Human rights legislation
Fitness to drive
5: Mental health service provision
History
Primary care
Secondary Care
Section 2: Presenting Complaints
6: The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Definitions and clinical features
Assessment of patients who have inflicted harm upon themselves
Patient management following self-harm or attempted suicide
Discussion of case study
7: The patient with impairment of consciousness, memory or cognition
Definitions and clinical features
Common cognitive disorders
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
8: The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
Definitions and clinical features
Alcohol-related disorders
Alcohol-related cognitive disorders
Other substance-related disorders
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
9: The patient with psychotic symptoms
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnosis of psychotic disorders
Assessment
Discussion of case study
10: The patient with elated or irritable mood
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Algorithm for the diagnosis of mood disorders
Discussion of case study
11: The patient with low mood
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
12: The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
13: The patient with obsessions and compulsions
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Discussion of case study
14: The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
Definitions and clinical features
Bereavement
Differential diagnosis
Discussion of case study
15: The patient with medically unexplained physical symptoms
Definitions and clinical features
Differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
16: The patient with eating or weight problems
Definitions and clinical features
Assessment
Differential diagnosis of patients with low weight
Discussion of case study
17: The patient with personality problems
Definitions and clinical features
Classification
Assessment
Differential diagnosis
Discussion of case study
18: The patient with neurodevelopmental problems
Definitions
Clinical features and differential diagnosis
Assessment
Discussion of case study
Section 3: Cause and management
19: Dementia and delirium
Dementia
Delirium
20: Alcohol and substance-related disorders
Alcohol disorders
Other psychoactive substances
21: The psychotic disorders: schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
22: The mood (affective) disorders
Depressive disorders
Bipolar affective disorder
Dysthymia and cyclothymia
23: The anxiety and somatoform disorders
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative and somatoform disorders
24: Eating disorders
Anorexia and bulimia nervosa
25: The sleep–wake disorders
Definitions and classification
26: The psychosexual disorders
Sexual dysfunction
Disorders of sexual preference (paraphilias)
Gender identity
27: Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
Premenstrual syndrome
Menopause
Psychiatric considerations in pregnancy
Puerperal disorders
28: The personality disorders
The personality disorders
29: The neurodevelopmental disorders
Intellectual disability
Autism spectrum disorders
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders
Tourette syndrome
30: Child and adolescent psychiatry
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Attachment
Epidemiology
Mental illness in children and adolescents
Child abuse
Assessment considerations in young people
31: Older adult psychiatry
Mental illness in older adults
Assessment considerations in older adults
Treatment considerations in older adults
32: Forensic psychiatry
Mental disorder and crime
Assessing and managing risk of violence
Considerations in court proceedings
Single best answer (SBA) questions
Chapter 2 Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
Chapter 3 Psychological therapy
Chapter 4 Mental health and the law
Chapter 5 Mental health service provision
Chapter 6 The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Chapter 7 The patient with impairment of consciousness, memory or cognition
Chapter 8 The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
Chapter 9 The patient with psychotic symptoms
Chapter 10 The patient with elated or irritable mood
Chapter 11 The patient with low mood
Chapter 12 The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
Chapter 13 The patient with obsessions and compulsions
Chapter 14 The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
Chapter 15 The patient with medically unexplained physical symptoms
Chapter 16 The patient with eating or weight problems
Chapter 17 The patient with personality problems
Chapter 18 The patient with neurodevelopmental problems
Chapter 19 Dementia and delirium
Chapter 20 Alcohol and substance-related disorders
Chapter 21 The psychotic disorders: schizophrenia
Chapter 22 The mood (affective) disorders
Chapter 23 The anxiety and somatoform disorders
Chapter 24 Eating disorders
Chapter 25 The sleep–wake disorders
Chapter 26 The psychosexual disorders
Chapter 27 Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
Chapter 28 The personality disorders
Chapter 29 The neurodevelopmental disorders
Chapter 30 Child and adolescent psychiatry
Chapter 31 Older adult psychiatry
Chapter 32 Forensic psychiatry
Extended-matching questions (EMQs)
Chapter 2 Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
Chapter 3 Psychological therapy
Chapter 4 Mental health and the law
Chapter 5 Mental health service provision
Chapter 6 The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Chapter 7 The patient with impairment of consciousness, memory or cognition
Chapter 8 The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
Chapter 9 The patient with psychotic symptoms
Chapter 10 The patient with elated or irritable mood
Chapter 11 The patient with low mood
Chapter 12 The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
Chapter 13 The patient with obsessions and compulsions
Chapter 14 The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
Chapter 15 The patient with medically unexplained physical symptoms
Chapter 16 The patient with eating or weight problems
Chapter 17 The patient with personality problems
Chapter 18 The patient with neurodevelopmental problems
Chapter 19 Dementia and delirium
Chapter 20 Alcohol and substance-related disorders
Chapter 21 The psychotic disorders: schizophrenia
Presentation of antipsychotic side-effects
Chapter 22 The mood (affective) disorders
Chapter 23 The anxiety and somatoform disorders
Chapter 24 Eating disorders
Chapter 25 Sleep–wake disorders
Chapter 26 The psychosexual disorders
Chapter 27 Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
Chapter 28 The personality disorders
Chapter 29 The neurodevelopmental disorders
Chapter 30 Child and adolescent psychiatry
Chapter 31 Older adult psychiatry
Chapter 32 Forensic psychiatry
SBA answers
Chapter 2 Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
Chapter 3 Psychological therapy
Chapter 4 Mental health and the law
Chapter 5 Mental health service provision
Chapter 6 The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Chapter 7 The patient with impairment of consciousness, memory or cognition
Chapter 8 The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
Chapter 9 The patient with psychotic symptoms
Chapter 10 The patient with elated or irritable mood
Chapter 11 The patient with low mood
Chapter 12 The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
Chapter 13 The patient with obsessions and compulsions
Chapter 14 The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
Chapter 15 The patient with medically unexplained physical symptoms
Chapter 16 The patient with eating or weight problems
Chapter 17 The patient with personality problems
Chapter 18 The patient with neurodevelopmental problems
Chapter 19 Dementia and delirium
Chapter 20 Alcohol and substance-related disorders
Chapter 21 The psychotic disorders: schizophrenia
Chapter 22 The mood (affective) disorders
Chapter 23 The anxiety and somatoform disorders
Chapter 24 Eating disorders
Chapter 25 The sleep–wake disorders
Chapter 26 The psychosexual disorders
Chapter 27 Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
Chapter 28 The personality disorders
Chapter 29 The neurodevelopmental disorders
Chapter 30 Child and adolescent psychiatry
Chapter 31 Older adult psychiatry
Chapter 32 Forensic psychiatry
EMQ answers
Chapter 2 Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
Chapter 3 Psychological therapy
Chapter 4 Mental health and the law
Chapter 5 Mental health service provision
Chapter 6 The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
Chapter 7 The patient with impairment of consciousness, memory or cognition
Chapter 8 The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
Chapter 9 The patient with psychotic symptoms
Chapter 10 The patient with elated or irritable mood
Chapter 11 The patient with low mood
Chapter 12 The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
Chapter 13 The patient with obsessions and compulsions
Chapter 14 The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
Chapter 15 The patient with medically unexplained physical symptoms
Chapter 16 The patient with eating or weight problems
Chapter 17 The patient with personality problems
Chapter 18 The patient with neurodevelopmental problems
Chapter 19 Dementia and delirium
Chapter 20 Alcohol and substance-related disorders
Chapter 21 The psychotic disorders: schizophrenia
Chapter 22 The mood (affective) disorders
Chapter 23 The anxiety and somatoform disorders
Chapter 24 Eating disorders
Chapter 25 The sleep–wake disorders
Chapter 26 The psychosexual disorders
Chapter 27 Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
Chapter 28 The personality disorders
Chapter 29 The neurodevelopmental disorders
Chapter 30 Child and adolescent psychiatry
Chapter 31 Older adult psychiatry
Chapter 32 Forensic psychiatry
Glossary
Index

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health

Crash Course Psychiatry

Purchase options

World Book Day Celebration!

Steven Birrell

Shreelata T Datta

Philip Xiu

Katie FM Marwick

Related books