ABSTRACT

This text covers the key information necessary to pass Paper A of the postgraduate examination to become a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). It emphasises memory aids in the forms of diagrams or tables, a novel presentation of these materials, providing a quick and portable source for pre-exam revision and visual memory aids and prompts.

part I|39 pages

Behavioural Sciences and Sociocultural Psychiatry

chapter 1|10 pages

Fundamentals of Psychology

chapter 2|17 pages

Basic and Social Psychology

chapter 3|10 pages

Sociocultural Psychiatry

part II|17 pages

Human Development

chapter 4|15 pages

Theories of Human Development

part III|58 pages

Basic Neurosciences

chapter 5|15 pages

Neuroanatomy

chapter 6|10 pages

Neurophysiology

chapter 7|5 pages

Neurochemistry

chapter 8|15 pages

Molecular Genetics

chapter 9|6 pages

Clinical Neuropathology

chapter 10|5 pages

Applied Neurosciences

part IV|40 pages

Clinical Psychopharmacology

chapter 11|6 pages

Mechanisms of Psychotropic Drugs

chapter 12|17 pages

Specifics of Prescribing

chapter 13|11 pages

Pharmacokinetics

part V|57 pages

Classification and Assessment

chapter 15|5 pages

Classification

chapter 17|17 pages

Psychopathology