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. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Previous Edition Authors - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 7. Prefaces - p. vi 8. Acknowledgements - p. viii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. ix 10. Dedications - p. x 11. RAPID UKMLA Index - p. xi 12. Assessment - p. xv 13. Section 1. General - p. 1 14. 1. Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis - p. 3 15. 2. Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy - p. 15 16. 3. Psychological therapy - p. 31 17. 4. Mental health and the law - p. 39 18. 5. Mental health service provision - p. 51 19. 6. The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm - p. 55 20. 7. Psychiatric emergencies - p. 61 21. Section 2. Presenting complaints - p. 69 22. 8. The patient with neurodevelopmental differences - p. 71 23. 9. The patient with psychotic symptoms - p. 83 24. 10. The patient with elated or irritable mood - p. 97 25. 11. The patient with low mood - p. 105 26. 12. The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance - p. 113 27. 13. The patient with obsessions and compulsions - p. 121 28. 14. The patient with a reaction to a stressful event - p. 127 29. 15. The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms - p. 135 30. 16. The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems - p. 141 31. 17. The patient with alcohol or substance use problems - p. 149 32. 18. The patient with personality problems - p. 163 33. 19. The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition - p. 171 34. Section 3. Cause and management - p. 185 35. 20. Dementia and delirium - p. 187 36. 21. Older adult psychiatry - p. 197 37. 22. Alcohol and substance disorders - p. 203 38. 23. The psychotic disorders - p. 213 39. 24. The mood (affective) disorders - p. 219 40. 25. The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders - p. 229 41. 26. Eating disorders - p. 239 42. 27. The sleep–wake disorders - p. 245 43. 28. Sexual problems and disorders - p. 253 44. 29. Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium - p. 259 45. 30. The personality disorders - p. 267 46. 31. Intellectual disability - p. 273 47. 32. The neurodevelopmental disorders - p. 277 48. 33. Child and adolescent psychiatry - p. 281 49. 34. Forensic psychiatry - p. 291 50. 35. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – sample questions - p. 295 51. High yield association table - p. 307 52. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 357 53. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. 409 54. Glossary - p. 421 55. Index - p. 425
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. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Previous Edition Authors - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Series editor’s foreword - p. v 7. Prefaces - p. vi 8. Acknowledgements - p. viii 9. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. ix 10. Dedications - p. x 11. RAPID UKMLA Index - p. xi 12. Assessment - p. xv 13. Section 1. General - p. 1 14. 1. Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis - p. 3 15. 2. Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy - p. 15 16. 3. Psychological therapy - p. 31 17. 4. Mental health and the law - p. 39 18. 5. Mental health service provision - p. 51 19. 6. The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm - p. 55 20. 7. Psychiatric emergencies - p. 61 21. Section 2. Presenting complaints - p. 69 22. 8. The patient with neurodevelopmental differences - p. 71 23. 9. The patient with psychotic symptoms - p. 83 24. 10. The patient with elated or irritable mood - p. 97 25. 11. The patient with low mood - p. 105 26. 12. The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance - p. 113 27. 13. The patient with obsessions and compulsions - p. 121 28. 14. The patient with a reaction to a stressful event - p. 127 29. 15. The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms - p. 135 30. 16. The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems - p. 141 31. 17. The patient with alcohol or substance use problems - p. 149 32. 18. The patient with personality problems - p. 163 33. 19. The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition - p. 171 34. Section 3. Cause and management - p. 185 35. 20. Dementia and delirium - p. 187 36. 21. Older adult psychiatry - p. 197 37. 22. Alcohol and substance disorders - p. 203 38. 23. The psychotic disorders - p. 213 39. 24. The mood (affective) disorders - p. 219 40. 25. The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders - p. 229 41. 26. Eating disorders - p. 239 42. 27. The sleep–wake disorders - p. 245 43. 28. Sexual problems and disorders - p. 253 44. 29. Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium - p. 259 45. 30. The personality disorders - p. 267 46. 31. Intellectual disability - p. 273 47. 32. The neurodevelopmental disorders - p. 277 48. 33. Child and adolescent psychiatry - p. 281 49. 34. Forensic psychiatry - p. 291 50. 35. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – sample questions - p. 295 51. High yield association table - p. 307 52. UKMLA High Yield Association Table - p. 357 53. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. 409 54. Glossary - p. 421 55. Index - p. 425
