Table Of ContentEditorial Advisor
Dr Peter Raven
Psychiatry
Allison Hibbert
Alice Godwin
Frances Dear
Rapid
Psychiatry
RAPID
PSYCHIATRY
Allison Hibbert
Alice Godwin
Frances Dear
Allof
RoyalFreeandUniversityCollegeMedicalSchool
UniversityCollegeLondon
London
EDITORIAL ADVISOR
Peter Raven
SERIESEDITOR
Amir H.Sam
RoyalFreeandUniversityCollegeMedicalSchool
UniversityCollegeLondon
London
(cid:1)2004A.Hibbert,A.Godwin,F.DearandP.Raven
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Contents
v
Preface,viii S
Foreword,ix T
N
Listofabbreviations,x
E
Rapidseriesmnemonic,xii
T
Section1:Psychiatrichistoryandmentalstateexamination N
Summary,3
Psychiatrichistory,4 O
Mentalstateexamination,6
C
Minimentalstateexamination,10
Assessmentofaneatingdisorder,11
Alcoholhistory,12
Assessmentofsuiciderisk,16
Section2:Differentialdiagnosis
Theanxiouspatient,21
Thedepressedpatient,22
Theelatedpatient,23
Thehallucinatingpatient,24
Thepanickingpatient,25
Thepatientwithobsessionsand/orcompulsions,26
Thethinpatient,27
Thepatientwhoovereats,28
Theunresponsivepatient,29
Section3:Adultpsychiatricdisorders
Introductiontoadultpsychiatricdisorders,33
Oldagepsychiatry,34
Abnormalgriefreactions,35
Acutestressdisorders,36
Adjustmentdisorder,37
Agoraphobia,38
Anorexianervosa,39
Bipolaraffectivedisorder,41
Bulimianervosa,43
Chronicfatiguesyndrome,44
Deliberateself-harm,46
Delirium,48
Dementia,50
Depression,53
Dissociative/conversiondisorders,56
Epilepsy,58
Generalisedanxietydisorder,59
Huntington’sdisease,60
Contents
vi
S Klinefelter’ssyndrome,61
Motorneuronedisease,62
T
Multiplesclerosis,63
N
Obsessionsandcompulsions,64
E Parkinson’sdisease,65
Personalitydisorders,66
T
Postnatalblues,68
N Postnataldepression,69
Post-traumaticstressdisorder,70
O
Premenstrualsyndrome,72
C Psychosexualdisorders,73
Puerperalpsychosis,75
Schizophrenia,76
Socialphobia,80
Somatoformdisorder,81
Specificphobia,83
Substancemisuse,85
Substancemisuse–alcohol,89
Suicide,91
Syphilis,92
Wilson’sdisease,93
Section4:Childpsychiatricdisorders
Introduction,97
Childdevelopment,98
Attentiondeficitdisorderwithorwithouthyperactivity,101
Childhoodautism,102
Conductdisorders,104
Eliminationdisorders–enuresis,106
Eliminationdisorders–encopresis(non-organic),107
Learningdisability,108
Otherchildpsychiatricconditions,111
Section5:Physicaltreatments
Introduction–generalpointsonprescribing,115
Antidepressants–serotoninreuptakeinhibitors,116
Antidepressants–tricyclicantidepressants,117
Antidepressants–monoamineoxidaseinhibitors,118
Antipsychotics,119
Anxiolytics,121
Careprogrammeapproachandthemulti-disciplinaryteam,122
Centralnervoussystemstimulantmedication,123
Cognitive–behaviouraltherapyandpsychologicaltherapies,124
Electroconvulsivetherapy,127
Moodstabilisers–lithium,129
Moodstabilisers–sodiumvalproate,131
Moodstabilisers–carbamazepine,132
Contents
vii
Seriousadverseeffectsofpsychiatricdrugs,133 S
Treatmentofpsychiatricemergencies,134
T
N
Appendices
Culture-specificdisorders,139 E
Eponymoussyndromes,140
T
ForensicpsychiatryandtheMentalHealthAct,143
N
Physicaldisorderswithpsychologicalconsequences,149
O
Glossary
C
Preface
viii
WewouldliketothankourfamiliesandourfriendsattheRoyalFreeHospital
SchoolofMedicinefortheircontinuedsupport.
WewouldespeciallyliketothankDrRavenforhisencouragement,guidanceand
expertise.
July2003
RoyalFreeHospital,London,UK A.H.
A.G.
F.D.
Foreword
ix
Ithasbeenagreatprivilegetobeinvolvedintheproductionofthisinnovative
undergraduatetextbookinpsychiatry.Whenoneofthestudentsattachedtomy
clinicalfirmfirstsuggestedtheconceptofaseriesofspecialisttextbookswritten
bystudents,forstudents,myreactionwasamixtureofcuriosityandscepticism.
Luckily,acombinationofAmirSam’spowersofpersuasionandmycuriosity
overcamemyscepticism.TogetherwithAmirSam,theauthorsofthisbookare
amongtheverybeststudentsofpsychiatryIhaveeverhadthepleasuretoteach.
Intheprocessofeditingthisbook,Ihavelearnedahugeamountaboutteaching
psychiatry,especiallyaboutthewaythatpsychiatryasasubjectisperceivedby
students.Ifyouareastudentthinkingofbuyingthistextbook,ithasthegreat
advantagethatitpresentsthecurriculumfromthestudent’spointofview.Itpays
particularattentiontoexplainingthosetopicswhichstudentsfindespecially
difficult,withoutlosingtheemphasisonthoseconditionswhichclinicians
considertobeimportant.
Duringtheproductionofthisbook,Ihaveseenthetransformationofthese
authorsfromstudentstodoctors.Needlesstosay,theyusedthedraftsofthis
booktorevisepsychiatryfortheirfinalexams,andtheyallpassedwithflying
colours!
Ihopethatyouwilllearnasmuchfromreadingthisbookaswealldidfrom
producingit.
PeterRaven
January2004
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