6 – Anxiety Disorders
Abstract Anxiety is a common human emotion and is experienced by all people at some point in life. It is characterized by a state of apprehension about a perceived threat…
3 – Introduction to the Patient Interview
Abstract Interviewing patients is one of the most rewarding aspects of clinical psychiatry. It offers an opportunity to get to know someone, to find clues to diagnosis, and to relieve…
2 – Clinical Neuroscience
Abstract Psychiatry draws widely upon insights from many realms ranging from public health, the social sciences, and the humanities. As psychiatric disorders affect mood, cognition, perception, emotion, and behavior, brain…
1 – Introduction
Abstract The first edition of Introduction to Psychiatry is a textbook designed to reach medical students, house staff, primary care clinicians, and early-career mental health practitioners. It is the editors’…
Chapter 3 – International Medical Graduates and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Candidates
Abstract This chapter has two main aims. First, it holds a spotlight to the ongoing discrepancy between observed and expected scores for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates in…
Chapter 12 – Perinatal Psychiatry
Abstract Ms Angela Russo is a 29-year-old woman with a background of bipolar affective disorder. She has been referred to the perinatal psychiatry team by her GP for advice regarding…
Chapter 11 – Eating Disorder Psychiatry
Abstract You have been asked to meet with Mrs Jane Belfield, the mother of 18-year-old Ruby. You recently assessed Ruby in the outpatient clinic following a GP referral for a…
Chapter 10 – Psychotherapy
Abstract You are working in an outpatient clinic and are about to see 23-year-old cricketer Mr Tommy Beans. Mr Beans presents with low mood following an unexpected mistake in a…
Chapter 9 – Addiction Psychiatry
Abstract You are working in liaison psychiatry and have been asked to review Mrs Brenda Willows, a 64-year-old woman admitted to the orthopaedic ward. Mrs Willows is now in her…
Chapter 8 – Forensic Psychiatry
Abstract You have been called to a police station to assess Mr Ryan Churchill, a 47-year-old man who has been arrested for alleged indecent exposure. Chapter 8 Forensic Psychiatry Dan…
