ABSTRACT

The new edition of this best-selling title from the popular 100 cases series explores common psychiatric and mental health scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training on the ward, in the emergency department, in outpatient clinics and in the community, and which are likely to feature in qualifying examinations. The book covers a comprehensive range of presentations from hallucinations to self-harm, organized by sub-specialty area for ease of reference. Comprehensive answers highlight key take home points from each case and provide practical advice on how to deal with the challenges that occur when practising psychiatry at all levels.

chapter |2 pages

Case 2: He doesn’t listen to me

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Case 3: ‘Stressed’

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Case 4: Sick note

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Case 5: Checking

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Case 6: Having a heart attack

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Case 7: Going through a bad patch

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Case 8: I’m putting weight on

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Case 10: Feeling Empty

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Case 12: Never felt better

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Case 14: Constantly tearful

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Case 17: Unusual persecutory beliefs

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Case 21: Paracetamol overdose

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Case 22: Fear of spiders

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Case 23: Déjà vu and amnesia

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Case 27: Flashbacks and nightmares

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Case 28: Unsteady gait

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Case 29: This pain just won’t go away

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Case 31: Something’s not quite right

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Case 33: Suicidal risk assessment

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Case 34: Suspicious and jerky movements

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Case 35: My nose is too big and ugly

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Case 39: Things are getting worse

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Case 41: Fever and confusion

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Case 44: Unable to open my fists

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Case 45: Intense fatigue

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Case 47: I’m impotent

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Case 49: Heroin addiction

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Case 50: Exhibitionism

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Case 52: What happens when he’s 18?

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Case 53: Thoughts of killing her baby

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Case 54: My wife is having an affair

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Case 55: A man in police custody

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Case 56: Stalking

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Case 57: An angry man

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Case 58: The treatment isn’t working

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Case 59: The drugs aren’t helping

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Case 62: I am sure I am not well

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Case 65: Seeing flies on the ceiling

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Case 71: Mood changes

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Case 73: Low mood

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Case 74: My wife is an impostor

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Case 75: Marked tremor, getting worse

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Case 76: He can’t sit still

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Case 77: Socially isolated

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Case 80: Cutting on the forearms

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Case 81: Feelings of guilt

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Case 85: Soiling behind sofa

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Case 87: Checking

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Case 88: Not eating, moving or speaking

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Case 90: Tantrums

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Case 91: He wants to be a girl

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Case 93: Can I get the pill?

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Case 95: Trouble in the classroom

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Case 96: Restlessness