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…
Child and adolescent psychiatry
16 Child and adolescent psychiatry This chapter covers those psychiatric disorders in which onset usually occurs in childhood, and also addresses the specific variations in adult disorders seen in children…
Psychoactive substance use disorders
7 Psychoactive substance use disorders Introduction The administration of a psychoactive substance can lead to relatively rapid central nervous system (CNS) effects, including a change in the level of consciousness…
Psychiatry of disability
17 Psychiatry of disability This chapter considers the psychiatric concomitants of disability. The reader is referred to the rest of this book for consideration of the disabling effects of psychiatric…
Neurotic and other stress-related disorders
10 Neurotic and other stress-related disorders Concept of neurosis The term neurosis was first used by William Cullen (1710 – 1790) in 1777 for disorders of the nervous system for…
