Treatment of mania
4 Treatment of mania 4.1 What is the best treatment for mania? 82 4.2 How are antipsychotics used in mania? 82 4.3 How quickly does antipsychotic treatment work? 83 4.4…
Special circumstances and considerations
6 Special circumstances and considerations 6.1 How can families come to terms with the illness? 133 6.2 What is the best way to present information to parents about the cause…
Lithium and long-term prophylactic treatment
5 Lithium and long-term prophylactic treatment LITHIUM 5.1 What is lithium? 102 5.2 How was lithium discovered? 102 5.3 How does lithium work? 102 5.4 How effective is lithium? 102…
Causes and course of the illness
2 Causes and course of the illness CAUSES 2.1 How common is bipolar disorder? 23 2.2 What causes manic depression? 23 2.3 What family history am I likely to elicit…
Forensic psychiatry
21 Forensic psychiatry Introduction Forensic psychiatry is the application of psychiatric knowledge to issues related to the courts and law. The principal work of forensic psychiatrists is the assessment of…
Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors
3 Classification, aetiology, management and prognostic factors Introduction This chapter begins with a discussion of the classification of psychiatric disorders. This includes two major internationally used classifications: the International Classification…
Organic psychiatry
6 Organic psychiatry Introduction In ICD-10 organic mental disorders are grouped on the basis of a common demonstrable aetiology being present in the form of cerebral disorder, injury to the…
Civil legal aspects, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and ethics of psychiatry
23 Civil legal aspects, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and ethics of psychiatry Psychiatric opinions in civil law (civil capacity) The Burden of Proof in such matters is on the balance…
History taking and clinical examination
5 History taking and clinical examination Introduction As with other branches of medicine, a systematic approach to interviewing, history taking, clinical examination and investigations is necessary in order to make…
Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide
9 Mood disorders, suicide and parasuicide Introduction As discussed in Chapter 5, the terms affect and mood have different meanings, although both refer to emotional states. Definitions based on the…
