Rapid Psychiatry

Clare Oakley is Specialty Registrar in Forensic Psychiatry, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, UK

This pocket guide is a must for all clinical medical students and junior doctors and provides an excellent revision tool in the run-up to exams. It is also perfect for when working on the psychiatric attachment, as it covers many of the conditions encountered on the wards, in clinics, and in general practice. Now thoroughly updated, it includes new sections on Neuropsychiatry, the Psychiatry of Learning Disability, Forensic Psychiatry, and Psychotherapy, as well as common disorders, their assessment and their treatment. Featuring the key points of the Mental Health Act, along with a glossary of terms, Rapid Psychiatry is the ideal refresher, covering just the basic relevant facts.

Preface, ix Acknowledgements, x List of Abbreviations, xi Introduction to Psychiatry Summary, 3 Signs and symptoms, 4 Psychiatric history, 7 Mental state examination, 9 Classification systems for mental disorders, 11 Assessment of suicide risk, 12 Deliberate self-harm, 13 Suicide, 15 Multidisciplinary team, 16 Ethical issues, 17 Mental Capacity Act, 18 Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, 19 Mental health legislation, 20 Differential Diagnosis The anxious patient, 27 The depressed patient, 28 The elated patient, 29 The hallucinating patient, 30 The patient with obsessions/compulsions, 31 The unresponsive patient, 32 General Adult Psychiatry Anxiety disorders - agoraphobia, 35 Anxiety disorders - generalised anxiety disorder, 36 Anxiety disorders - social phobia, 37 Anxiety disorders - specific phobia, 38 Chronic fatigue syndrome, 39 Dissociative disorders, 41 Eating disorders - assessment, 42 Eating disorders - anorexia nervosa, 43 Eating disorders - bulimia nervosa, 45 Mood disorders - bipolar affective disorder, 46 Mood disorders - depression, 49 Obsessive-compulsive disorder, 51 Personality disorders, 53 Postnatal mental disorders - postnatal blues, 56 Postnatal mental disorders - postnatal depression, 57 Postnatal mental disorders - puerperal psychosis, 58 Reactions to stressful events - abnormal grief reactions, 59 Reactions to stressful events - acute stress disorders, 60 Reactions to stressful events - adjustment disorder, 61 Reactions to stressful events - post-traumatic stress disorder, 62 Schizophrenia, 64 Somatisation disorder, 67 Substance misuse - assessment, 68 Substance misuse - alcohol, 70 Substance misuse - illicit drugs, 72 Neuropsychiatry Epilepsy, 77 Head injury and associated psychiatric sequelae, 79 Huntington.s disease, 80 Motor neuron disease, 81 Multiple sclerosis, 82 Parkinson.s disease, 83 Syphilis, 84 Wilson's disease, 85 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Special considerations for assessment, 89 Attachment and development, 90 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, 92 Child abuse, 93 Conduct disorder, 94 Other psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence, 95 Old Age Psychiatry Special considerations for assessment, 99 Delirium, 100 Dementia, 102 Depression, 105 Very late-onset schizophrenia, 107 Psychiatry of Learning Disability Learning disability, 111 Autism, 113 Down.s syndrome, 115 Genetic disorders, 116 Forensic Psychiatry Special considerations for assessment, 119 Violence and mental disorder, 120 Risk assessment, 121 Structure of forensic services, 122 Legal terms and criminal proceedings, 123 Psychotherapy Special considerations for assessment, 127 Cognitive-behavioural therapy, 128 Psychodynamic psychotherapy, 129 Supportive psychotherapy, 130 Psychopharmacology Introduction - general points on prescribing, 133 Antidepressants - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 134 Antidepressants - tricyclic antidepressants, 135 Antidepressants - monoamine oxidase inhibitors, 136 Antidepressants - others, 137 Antipsychotics - atypicals, 138 Antipsychotics - typicals, 139 Antipsychotics - clozapine, 140 Anxiolytics, 141 ADHD medication, 142 Electroconvulsive therapy, 143 Dementia medication, 145 Hypnotics, 146 Medication for alcohol dependence, 147 Medication for opioid dependence, 148 Mood stabilisers - carbamazepine, 149 Mood stabilisers - lithium, 150 Mood stabilisers - sodium valproate, 152 Rapid tranquillisation, 153 Appendices Culture-specific disorders, 157 Eponymous syndromes, 158 Physical disorders - psychological consequences, 160 Medication - psychological consequences, 161 Glossary