Welcome to the psychiatry section - people often approach final with a poor understanding of this important area and subsequently lose out as many med schools now have a large psychiatry exam content in both the written and practical examinations.
The latest additions are a fairly comprehensive article on Schizophrenia and another on Eating Disorders
As always, feel free to contribute questions (with answers) or comments.
The
Psychiatric History (Alan
McLeod, Updated Feb '12) The Mental
State Exam (Alan
McLeod, Updated Feb '12)Basic Conditions (Alan McLeod, Mar 06) Currently being updated
Eating Disorders (Alan McLeod,
Feb 2012) Schizophrenia (Alan McLeod, Feb
2012) Delusions (Alan
McLeod, Feb 2011) Illusions and
Hallucinations Thought
Disorders (Alan
McLeod, Feb '11)Self Harm (Alan McLeod, Mar 06)
Legal Aspects (Alan McLeod, Jan 06)
'Sections'
- a summary
(Alan McLeod, Updated Aug '11) MRCPsych
Similar info to the Finals section but in much greater detail
Similar info to the Finals section but in much greater detail