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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Dedications - p. iii 11. RAPID UKMLA Index - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Section 1: General - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis - p. iii 15. Chapter 2: Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy - p. g14 16. Chapter 3: Psychological therapy - p. g29 17. Chapter 4: Mental health and the law - p. g38 18. Chapter 5: Mental health service provision - p. g49 19. Chapter 6: The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm - p. g53 20. Chapter 7: Psychiatric emergencies - p. g59 21. Section 2: Presenting complaints - p. g67 22. Chapter 8: The patient with neurodevelopmental differences - p. g67 23. Chapter 9: The patient with psychotic symptoms - p. g82 24. Chapter 10: The patient with elated or irritable mood - p. g95 25. Chapter 11: The patient with low mood - p. g103 26. Chapter 12: The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance - p. g112 27. Chapter 13: The patient with obsessions and compulsions - p. g120 28. Chapter 14: The patient with a reaction to a stressful event - p. g126 29. Chapter 15: The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms - p. g134 30. Chapter 16: The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems - p. g140 31. Chapter 17: The patient with alcohol or substance use problems - p. g148 32. Chapter 18: The patient with personality problems - p. g162 33. Chapter 19: The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition - p. g170 34. Section 3: Cause and management - p. g184 35. Chapter 20: Dementia and delirium - p. g184 36. Chapter 21: Older adult psychiatry - p. g194 37. Chapter 22: Alcohol and substance disorders - p. g201 38. Chapter 23: The psychotic disorders - p. g212 39. Chapter 24: The mood (affective) disorders - p. g218 40. Chapter 25: The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders - p. g227 41. Chapter 26: Eating disorders - p. g238 42. Chapter 27: The sleep–wake disorders - p. g243 43. Chapter 28: Sexual problems and disorders - p. g251 44. Chapter 29: Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium - p. g258 45. Chapter 30: The personality disorders - p. g266 46. Chapter 31: Intellectual disability - p. g271 47. Chapter 32: The neurodevelopmental disorders - p. g276 48. Chapter 33: Child and adolescent psychiatry - p. g280 49. Chapter 34: Forensic psychiatry - p. g290 50. Chapter 35: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – sample questions - p. g294 51. Chapter 36: High yield association table - p. g305 52. Self-Assessment - p. g353 53. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g353 54. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. g353 55. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. g387 56. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. g407 57. Glossary - p. g419 58. Index - p. g419
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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. How to Use - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 7. Prefaces - p. iii 8. Acknowledgements - p. iii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 10. Dedications - p. iii 11. RAPID UKMLA Index - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Section 1: General - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis - p. iii 15. Chapter 2: Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy - p. g14 16. Chapter 3: Psychological therapy - p. g29 17. Chapter 4: Mental health and the law - p. g38 18. Chapter 5: Mental health service provision - p. g49 19. Chapter 6: The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm - p. g53 20. Chapter 7: Psychiatric emergencies - p. g59 21. Section 2: Presenting complaints - p. g67 22. Chapter 8: The patient with neurodevelopmental differences - p. g67 23. Chapter 9: The patient with psychotic symptoms - p. g82 24. Chapter 10: The patient with elated or irritable mood - p. g95 25. Chapter 11: The patient with low mood - p. g103 26. Chapter 12: The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance - p. g112 27. Chapter 13: The patient with obsessions and compulsions - p. g120 28. Chapter 14: The patient with a reaction to a stressful event - p. g126 29. Chapter 15: The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms - p. g134 30. Chapter 16: The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems - p. g140 31. Chapter 17: The patient with alcohol or substance use problems - p. g148 32. Chapter 18: The patient with personality problems - p. g162 33. Chapter 19: The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition - p. g170 34. Section 3: Cause and management - p. g184 35. Chapter 20: Dementia and delirium - p. g184 36. Chapter 21: Older adult psychiatry - p. g194 37. Chapter 22: Alcohol and substance disorders - p. g201 38. Chapter 23: The psychotic disorders - p. g212 39. Chapter 24: The mood (affective) disorders - p. g218 40. Chapter 25: The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders - p. g227 41. Chapter 26: Eating disorders - p. g238 42. Chapter 27: The sleep–wake disorders - p. g243 43. Chapter 28: Sexual problems and disorders - p. g251 44. Chapter 29: Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium - p. g258 45. Chapter 30: The personality disorders - p. g266 46. Chapter 31: Intellectual disability - p. g271 47. Chapter 32: The neurodevelopmental disorders - p. g276 48. Chapter 33: Child and adolescent psychiatry - p. g280 49. Chapter 34: Forensic psychiatry - p. g290 50. Chapter 35: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – sample questions - p. g294 51. Chapter 36: High yield association table - p. g305 52. Self-Assessment - p. g353 53. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. g353 54. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. g353 55. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. g387 56. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. g407 57. Glossary - p. g419 58. Index - p. g419
