ABSTRACT

Succinct, user-friendly, thoroughly referenced and prepared by leading experts in the field, this book is the only single textbook you will need to succeed in the Royal College of Psychiatrists' MRCPsych and other related higher examinations. Chapters follow the structure and syllabus of the examination ensuring that you receive the necessary essen

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PART 1: THE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE

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PART 2: DEVELOPMENTAL, BEHAVIOURAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY

chapter 10|16 pages

Awareness Richard Gross

chapter 11|13 pages

Stress Richard Gross

chapter 12|13 pages

Emotion Richard Gross

chapter 14|18 pages

Learning theory Richard Gross

chapter 15|16 pages

Motivation Richard Gross

chapter 16|17 pages

Perception Richard Gross

chapter 17|20 pages

Memory Richard Gross

chapter 18|12 pages

Language and thought Richard Gross

chapter 19|7 pages

Personality John Green and Georgina Smith

chapter 20|12 pages

Social psychology Raj Persaud

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PART 3: NEUROSCIENCE

chapter 23|23 pages

Neuroanatomy Basant K Puri and Bari M Logan

chapter 31|10 pages

Neuropathology Steve M Gentleman

chapter 32|20 pages

Neuroimaging Basant K Puri

chapter 33|22 pages

Genetics Michael Gill and Jane McGrath

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PART 4: MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND MENTAL ILLNESS

chapter 36|22 pages

Neurology for psychiatrists Peter Garrard

chapter 43|11 pages

Personality disorders Peter Tyrer

chapter 44|18 pages

Perinatal psychiatry Ian Brockington

chapter 45|21 pages

Psychosexual medicine Sandy Goldbeck-Wood

chapter 46|7 pages

Gender identity disorders James Barrett

chapter 50|28 pages

Multiple chemical sensitivity Malcolm Hooper

chapter 52|9 pages

Pain and psychiatry Stephen Tyrer

chapter 53|10 pages

Sleep disorders John Shneerson

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PART 5: APPROACHES TO TREATMENT

chapter 58|9 pages

Electroconvulsive therapy Alan Scott

chapter 60|13 pages

Psychotherapy: an introduction C Susan Mizen

chapter 61|8 pages

Dynamic psychotherapy Chris Mace

chapter 62|12 pages

Family therapy Rudi Dallos

chapter 63|6 pages

Marital therapy David Hewison

chapter 68|10 pages

Effectiveness of psychotherapy Peter Fonagy

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PART 7: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION

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PART 8: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHIATRY