Rapid Psychiatry (Rapid Series)

Rapid Psychiatry (Rapid Series)

Blackwell Publishing | ISBN:1405113243 | 2004 | PDF | 176 Pages | 1,1 MB

Book Description

Rapid Psychiatry covers the common psychiatric conditions that students will encounter on the wards, in clinics, in general practice, and in their exams. It acts as a rapid refresher, and is intended to be a concise no-nonsense book covering just the basic relevant facts. The book is divided into sections covering psychiatric history-taking and examination, differential diagnosis, disorders, treatment, the key points of the Mental Health Act, psychiatric emergencies, and a glossary of terms. The disorders will be arranged in A-Z format, and each topic will be covered using the same Rapid series mnemonic that covers Definition, Aetiology, Associations/Risk Factors, Epidemiology, History, Examination, Pathology, Investigations, Management, Complications, Prognosis and Differential Diagnosis.

Synopsis

"Rapid Psychiatry" covers the common psychiatric conditions that students will encounter on the wards, in clinics, in general practice, and in their exams. It acts as a rapid refresher, and is intended to be a concise no-nonsense book covering just the basic relevant facts. The book is divided into sections covering psychiatric history-taking and examination, differential diagnosis, disorders, treatment, the key points of the Mental Health Act, psychiatric emergencies, and a glossary of terms. The disorders will be arranged in A-Z format, and each topic will be covered using the same "Rapid" series mnemonic that covers definition, aetiology, associations/risk factors, epidemiology, history, examination, pathology, investigations, management, complications, prognosis and differential diagnosis.

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