5 – Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Abstract Schizophrenia is the most common and important type of a primary psychotic disorder (i.e., not caused by drugs or a medical condition), representing more than half of all patients…
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8 – Disorders Related to Stress and Trauma
Abstract Trauma derives from the Greek τραῦμα, meaning “wound.” Although it has been used for centuries as a medical term to designate “an injury to living tissue caused by an…
7 – Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Abstract This chapter presents an overview of the nature, assessment, and treatment of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRD), including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding disorder (HD), hair-pulling…
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…
