Cornelius Katona is Honorary Professor in the Department of Mental and Health Sciences, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

Claudia Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University College London, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust.

Mary Robertson is Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry, University College London, and Visiting Professor and Honorary Consultant, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London.

Preface vii
Contributors to Chapter 44 viii
About the companion website ix
Part 1 Assessment and Management 1
1 Psychiatric History 2
2 The Mental State Examination 4
3 Diagnosis and Classification in Psychiatry 6
4 Risk Assessment and Management in Psychiatry 8
5 Suicide and Deliberate Self-harm 10
Part 2 Mental Disorders 13
6 Psychosis: Symptoms and Aetiology 14
7 Schizophrenia: Management and Prognosis 16
8 Depression 18
9 Bipolar Affective Disorder 20
10 Stress Reactions (Including Bereavement) 22
11 Anxiety Disorders 24
12 Obsessions and Compulsions 26
13 Eating Disorders 28
14 Personality Disorders 30
15 Psychosexual Disorders 32
16 Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes 34
Part 3 Substance and Alcohol Misuse 37
17 Substance Misuse 38
18 Alcohol Misuse 40
Part 4 Psychiatry of Demographic Groups 43
19 Child Psychiatry I 44
20 Child Psychiatry II 47
21 The Psychiatry of Adolescence 49
22 Learning Disability (Mental Retardation) 51
23 Cross-cultural Psychiatry 53
24 Psychiatry and Social Exclusion 55
25 Psychiatry and Female Reproduction 57
26 Functional Psychiatric Disorders in Old Age 59
Part 5 The Interface of Psychiatry and Physical Illness 61
27 Psychiatry and Physical Illness 62
28 Neuropsychiatry I 65
29 Neuropsychiatry II 67
30 Neuropsychiatry III 70
31 Acute Confusional States 72
32 The Dementias 74
Part 6 Psychiatric Management 77
33 Psychological Therapies 78
34 Antipsychotics 81
35 Antidepressants 83
36 Other Psychotropic Drugs 85
37 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Treatments 87
38 Psychiatry in the Community 89
39 Forensic Psychiatry 91
40 Mental Capacity 93
41 Mental Health Legislation in England and Wales 95
42 Mental Health Legislation in Scotland 97
43 Mental Health Legislation in Northern Ireland 99
44 Mental Health Legislation in Australia and New Zealand 101
45 Preparing for Clinical Examinations in Psychiatry 103
Self-assessment 105
Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 106
Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) 108
Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 112
OSCE Examiner Mark Sheets 116
Answers to EMQs 118
Answers to Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 120
Further Reading 122
Glossary 127
Index 131

Psychiatry at a Glance is an up-to-date, accessible introductory and study text for all students of psychiatry. It presents 'need-to-know' information on the basic science, treatment, and management of the major disorders, and helps you develop your skills in history taking and performing the Mental State Examination (MSE).
This new edition features:
* Thoroughly updated content to reflect new research, the DSM 5 classification and NICE guidelines
* All the information required, including practice questions, for the written Psychiatry exams
* Extensive self-assessment material, including Extending Matching Questions, Single Best Answer questions, and sample OSCE stations, to reinforce knowledge learnt
* A companion website at ataglanceseries.com/psychiatry featuring interactive case studies and downloadable illustrations
Psychiatry at a Glance will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and psychiatry trainees, as well as nursing students and other health professionals and is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a psychiatric attachment or module.