Azam, Mohsin, <br/><br/>
Psychiatry  a clinical handbook /  [electronic resource] : 
Mohsin Azam, Mohammed Qureshi, Daniel Kinnair. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 267 pages) :  illustrations (black and white, and colour) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>&lt;p&gt;&#10;&lt;i&gt;Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Outline of the book&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;1: Introduction to psychiatry&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;2:&nbsp;Assessment in psychiatry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;2.1 Psychiatric history taking&lt;br/&gt;&#10;2.2 Mental state examination&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;3: Mood disorders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;3.1 Overview of mood disorders&lt;br/&gt;&#10;3.2 Depressive disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;3.3 Bipolar affective disorder&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;4: Psychotic disorders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;4.1 Overview of psychosis&lt;br/&gt;&#10;4.2 Schizophrenia&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;5: Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.1 Overview of anxiety disorders&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.2 Generalized anxiety disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.3 Phobic anxiety disorders&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.4 Panic disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.5 Post-traumatic stress disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.6 Obsessive&ndash;compulsive disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;5.7 Medically unexplained symptoms&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;6: Eating disorders&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;6.1 Anorexia nervosa&lt;br/&gt;&#10;6.2 Bulimia nervosa&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;7: Alcohol and substance misuse&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;7.1 Substance misuse&lt;br/&gt;&#10;7.2 Alcohol abuse&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;8: Personality disorders&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;9: Suicide and self-harm&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;9.1 Deliberate self-harm&lt;br/&gt;&#10;9.2 Suicide and risk assessment&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;10:&nbsp;Old age&nbsp;psychiatry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;10.1 Delirium&lt;br/&gt;&#10;10.2 Dementia&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;11: Child psychiatry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;11.1 Autism&lt;br/&gt;&#10;11.2 Hyperkinetic disorder&lt;br/&gt;&#10;11.3 Learning disability&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&#10;&lt;b&gt;12: Management&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.1 Psychotherapies&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.2 Antidepressants&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.3 Antipsychotics&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.4 Mood stabilizers&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.5 Anxiolytics and hypnotics&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.6 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)&lt;br/&gt;&#10;12.7 Mental health and the law (England and Wales)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&lt;b&gt;13: Forensic psychiatry&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;14: Common OSCE scenarios and mark schemes&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;15: Exam-style questions&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&#10;&lt;i&gt;Glossary of terms&lt;br/&gt;&#10;Appendix A: Answers to exam-style questions&lt;br/&gt;&#10;Appendix B: Answers to self-assessment questions&lt;br/&gt;&#10;Appendix C:&nbsp;Figure acknowledgements&lt;br/&gt;&#10;Index&lt;/i&gt; 
<br/><br/> All the major aspects of psychiatry are covered in this handbook, making it an excellent revision tool for undergraduate examination purposes.  Psychiatry:a clinical handbook provides all the essential information required for a successful psychiatry rotation. Written by two recently qualified junior doctors and a consultant psychiatrist, the book offers an exam-centred, reader-friendly style backed up with concise clinical guidance. The book covers diagnosis and management based upon the ICD-10 Classification and the latest NICE guidelines. For every psychiatric condition: the diagnostic pathway is provided with suggested phrasing for sensitive questions the relevant clinical features to look out for in the mental state examination are listed a concise definition and basic pathophysiology/aetiology is outlined. The book also boasts a range of features to test your understanding of the subject: Self-assessment questions are provided at the end of each chapter. A common OSCE scenarios chapterwith mark schemes, to aid practising with colleagues in preparation for exams. An exam-style questions chapter with detailed answers written by a Consultant Psychiatrist. Printed with an attractive full colour design, the book includes mnemonics, clinical photos, diagrams, OSCE tips and key fact boxes. Psychiatry: a clinical handbook is ideal for medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees. From reviews: "This book excels as a guide for studying, for a variety of reasons. Notably, the pedagogic quality truly benefits from the authors' deliberate use of a variety of formats for presenting information. As a result, nearly any medical student could find this book easy to use." Doody, July 2016 "One of the best psychiatry books I have ever read. It is organised in a neat, concise manner with tables, colours, mnemonics, OSCE tips to name but a few." Amazon reviewer 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781911510130 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychiatry.<br/>Health and Wellbeing.<br/>Psychiatry<br/>Gastroenterology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC454 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.89