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Crash Course Psychiatry

For UKMLA and Medical Exams

  • 6th Edition - March 9, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Robyn Canham, Hollie Craig
  • Editors: Philip Xiu, Katie FM Marwick, Steve Birrell
  • Language: English

Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one pla… Read more

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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.

Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.

Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of psychiatry will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!

Featuring updates throughout, this students’ comprehensive guide to psychiatry is now aligned with criteria from the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11). New chapters have been added to cover Psychiatric Emergencies, The Patient with Psychotic Symptoms, Sexual Problems and Disorders, and Intellectual Disability.

Key features

  • Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key ‘conditions’ and ‘presentations’ highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
  • Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
  • Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
  • Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-mémoires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
  • Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast

Table of contents

1. Psychiatric assessment and diagnosis

2. Pharmacological therapy and electroconvulsive therapy

3. Psychological therapy

4. Mental health and the law

5. Mental health service provision

6. The patient with thoughts of suicide or self-harm

7. Psychiatric emergencies

8. The patient with neurodevelopmental differences

9. The patient with psychotic symptoms

10. The patient with elated or irritable mood

11. The patient with low mood

12. The patient with anxiety, fear or avoidance

13. The patient with obsessions and compulsions

14. The patient with a reaction to a stressful event

15. The patient with abnormal response to physical symptoms

16. The patient with eating, feeding or weight problems

17. The patient with alcohol or substance use problems

18. The patient with personality problems

19. The patient with impairment of consciousness or cognition

20. Dementia and delirium

21. Older adult psychiatry

22. Alcohol and substance disorders

23. The psychotic disorders

24. The mood (affective) disorders

25. The anxiety, stress-related, OCD-related and bodily distress disorders

26. Eating disorders

27. The sleep–wake disorders

28. Sexual problems and disorders

29. Disorders relating to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and the puerperium

30. The personality disorders

31. Intellectual disability

32. The neurodevelopmental disorders

33. Child and adolescent psychiatry

34. Forensic psychiatry

35. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – sample questions

High yield association table
UKMLA High Yield Association Table
UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions
UKMLA SBA Answers
OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 9, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

PX

Philip Xiu

Philip Xiu a GP Registrar, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Senior Lecturer Leeds University School of Medicine PCN Educational Lead Medical Examiner Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust Leeds, UK

KM

Katie FM Marwick

Affiliations and expertise
Honorary Specialty Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry, NHS Lothian; Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, UK