Rapid Psychiatry

Rapid Psychiatry
ISBN-10
1405140232
ISBN-13
9781405140232
Category
Medical
Pages
169
Language
English
Published
2009-02-12
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
Allison Hibbert, Alice Godwin, Frances Dear

Description

Rapid Psychiatry is the fifth title in the Rapidseries of short revision notes books, covering key information in asimple and easily accessible format, using a mnemonic to aidrecall. This book provides an excellent revision tool in the run-upto exams, but is also useful for clinical students working onPsychiatry attachments. Rapid Psychiatry covers the common psychiatricconditions encountered on the wards, in clinics, in generalpractice, and in exams. It acts as a rapid refresher, and isa concise no-nonsense book covering just the basic relevantfacts. The book is divided into sections covering psychiatrichistory-taking and examination, differential diagnosis, disorders,treatment, the key points of the Mental Health Act, psychiatricemergencies, and a glossary of terms. The disordersare arranged in A-Z format, and each topic is coveredusing 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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