The second edition of A Primer of Clinical Psychiatry provides a
broad overview of the major topics in psychiatry and provides the
clinical skills necessary for competent clinical practice. It also
includes an up-to-date overview of the scientific literature behind
this fascinating and challenging medical discipline.
This book covers in detail the psychiatric interview, the mental
state examination, and clinical investigations relevant to
psychiatry.
All of the major syndromes of psychiatry are addressed including
schizophrenia, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, anxiety,
post-traumatic disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating
disorders, somatoform disorders and personality disorders and cover
epidemiology, aetiology and clinical aspects, and discussion of
specific treatment approaches.
A separate section reviews biological and psychosocial aspects
of treatment in psychiatry, with worked case examples. A chapter on
psychiatric emergencies is included in this section.
Discrete chapters cover specialist areas such as child and
adolescent psychiatry, old age psychiatry, forensic psychiatry,
dual disability and substance use disorders.
Enhancing each chapter is a case-based role-play scenario,
complete with model answers. Each scenario is set out to model
modern pedagogical theory, with roles, setting, tasks, and model
answers all articulated and cross-referenced to the core text.
Readers can adopt various roles within the scenarios, including
that of the doctor (general practice registrars, interns, and
residents), allied health staff, or patients themselves and their
relatives. The scenarios cover everything from basic skills such as
taking a history or describing a disorder, to more advanced
problems, such as working with the hostile family and assessing
risk in the emergency setting. This case-based role-play approach
is ideal for those preparing for psychiatry Observed Structured
Clinical Examinations (OSCEs).
A Primer of Clinical Psychiatry 2nd edition aims to introduce
the pertinent facts of clinical psychiatry to medical students and
students of mental health disciplines. It will also be a useful
resource for established clinicians, including GPs and the more
advanced psychiatric trainee or mental health professional.
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