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 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a 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 is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, 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!
Featuring updates throughout, this students' comprehensive guide to psychiatry is now aligned with criteria from the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11). New chapters have been added to cover Psychiatric Emergencies, The Patient with Psychotic Symptoms, Sexual Problems and Disorders, and Intellectual Disability.
- Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key 'conditions' and 'presentations' highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
- 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-m�moires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
Table of Contents
1 Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis2 Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy
3 Psychological therapy
4 Mental health and the law
5 Mental health service provision
6 The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm
7 Psychiatric emergencies
8 The patient with neurodevelopmental differences
9 The patient with psychotic symptoms
10 The patient with elated or irritable mood
11 The patient with low mood
12 The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance
13 The patient with obsessions and compulsions
14 The patient with a reaction to a stressful event
15 The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms
16 The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems
17 The patient with alcohol or substance use problems
18 The patient with personality problems
19 The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition
20 Dementia and delirium
21 Older adult psychiatry
22 Alcohol and substance disorders
23 The psychotic disorders
24 The mood (affective) disorders
25 The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders
26 Eating disorders
27 The sleep-wake disorders
28 Sexual problems and disorders
29 Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium
30 The personality disorders
31 Intellectual disability
32 The neurodevelopmental disorders
33 Child and adolescent psychiatry
34 Forensic psychiatry
35 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) - sample questions
High yield association table
UKMLA High Yield Association Table
UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
UKMLA SBA Answers
OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases
Index
