Revision MCQs and EMIs for the MRCPsych

Practice questions and mock exams for the written papers

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

This new revision guide with over 1500 questions, reasoned answers and links to explanatory text gives a comprehensive range of multiple choice questions (MCQs) and extended matching items (EMIs). Complete with sample papers, this book provides everything you need for the written parts of the MRCPsych and comparable higher postgraduate examinations in psychiatry.Contains over 550 MCQs and 350 EMIs divided into syllabus topicsIncludes full-length sample exam papers for Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the MRCPsychChallenging questions written to bring out key learning pointsFull, detailed answers and links to revision and remediationPrepared by experienced teachers and writers of examination questionsThis book is essential for all psychiatrists preparing for the written MRCPsych and similar examinations, allowing candidates to approach the exam with confidence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-03-25
Mått:210 x 276 x 26 mm
Vikt:890 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:480
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781444118643

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Basant K Puri MA, PhD, MB, BChir, BSc (Hons), MathSci, MRCPsych, DipMath, PG Cert Maths, Mmath Professor and Honorary Consultant, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UKRoger C M Ho MBBS (Hong Kong), DPM (Ireland), GDip Psychotherapy (Singapore), MMed (Psych) (Singapore), MRCPsych (UK)Assistant Professor and Associate Consultant, Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) Research Programme and Department of Psychological Medicine, University Medical Cluster, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and National University Health System, National University of Singapore, SingaporeIan H Treasaden MB BS MRCS LRCP FRCPsych LLMConsultant Forensic Psychiatrist, West London Mental Health NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London; Head of Forensic Neurosciences, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1: The foundations of modern psychiatric practice: History of psychiatry. Introduction to evidence-based medicine. History and philosophy of science. Research methods and statistics. Epidemiology. How to practise evidence-based medicine. Psychological assessment and psychometrics. Part 2: Developmental, behavioural, and socio-cultural psychiatry: Human development. Introduction to basic psychology. Awareness. Stress. Emotion. Information-processing and attention. Learning theory. Motivation. Perception. Memory. Language and thought. Personality. Social psychology. Social science and sociocultural psychiatry. Cultural psychiatry. Part 3: Neuroscience: Neuroanatomy. Basic concepts in neurophysiology. Neurophysiology of integrated behaviour. Neurogenesis and cerebral plasticity. The neuroendocrine system. The neurophysiology and neurochemistry of arousal and sleep. The electroencephalogram and evoked potential studies. Neurochemistry. Neuropathology. Neuroimaging. Genetics. Part 4: Mental health problems and mental illness: Classification and diagnostic systems. Cognitive assessment. Neurology for psychiatrists. Organic disorders. Schizophrenia and paranoid psychoses. Mood disorders/affective psychoses. Neurotic and stress-related disorders. Dissociative (conversion) hypochondriasis and other somatoform disorders. Eating disorders. Personality disorders. Perinatal psychiatry. Psychosexual medicine. Gender identity disorders. Paraphilias and sexual offenders. Psychiatric assessment of physical illness. Overlapping multi-system, multi-organ illnesses/syndromes. Multiple chemical sensitivity. Mental health problems in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Pain and psychiatry. Sleep disorders. Suicide and deliberate self-harm. Emergency psychiatry. Care of the dying and bereaved. Part 5: Approaches to treatment: Clinical psychopharmacology. Electroconvulsive therapy. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation. Psychotherapy: an introduction. Dynamic psychotherapy. Family therapy. Marital therapy. Group therapy. Cognitive-behavioural therapy. Other individual psychotherapies. Therapeutic communities. Effectiveness of psychotherapy. Part 6: Clinical specialities: Addiction psychiatry. Child and adolescent psychiatry. Learning disability psychiatry. Old-age psychiatry. Rehabilitation psychiatry. Part 7: Mental health service provision: Management of psychiatric services. Advice to special medical services. Forensic psychiatry. Part 8: Legal and ethical aspects of psychiatry: Legal aspects of psychiatric care with particular reference to England and Wales. Ethics and law. Risk Assessment. Sample Exam Papers.