ABSTRACT
Gofman and Habermas • Systems of social stratification slavery, castes, estate, class and theories of
stratification (Marx, Weber) • Social causes of illness and how life events, social support and social
networks affect them, e.g. concepts of adversity and resilience, buffering, expressed emotion and their role in psychopathology
• Effects of sex and gender differences, stereotyping social roles, patriarchy, domestic violence, sexual harassment, racism, racial harassment, refugee status and impact of migration
religion, attitudes, values and pluralist models of society
− General anatomy and functions of lobes and major gyri, prefrontal cortex, cingulate gyrus, limbic system, cranial nerves, spinal cord, basal ganglia, hippocampus and amygdala
− Major white matter and neurochemical pathways • Neuropathology
− Organic brain disorders including dementias, head injuries, strokes, multiple sclerosis
− Schizophrenia, conditions associated with mental retardation including autism
− Movement disorders, e.g. Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and tardive dyskinesia
• Neurophysiology and neuroendocrinology − Physiology and anatomical pathways of the neural and endocrine systems − Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones involved in integrated behaviour
such as perception, pain, memory, motor function, arousal, drives (sexual behaviour, hunger, thirst), motivation, and emotions including fear, aggression and stress
− Physiology of neurones, synapses, and receptors including synthesis, release and uptake of neurotransmitters, action and resting potential, ion fluxes and channels
− Sleep, normal electroencephalogram (EEG) and evoked response techniques and their clinical applications
• Neurochemistry − Neurotransmitter synthesis, storage and release of noradrenaline, serotonin
(5-hydroxytryptamine), γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acetylcholine, and excitatory amino acids
− Functions of ion channels − Neuropeptides, in particular, corticotrophin releasing hormone,
cholecystokinin and the encephalins/endorphins/dynorphins
probes, Southern blotting, restriction fragment length polymorphisms and recombination
studies and LOD (log of odds) scores
incidence, prevalence and risk, measures of association between cases, disease and exposure surveys, case-control studies, cohort studies and randomized control trials
• Epidemiological data, methods of sampling and how to interpret associations, procedure of screening for a particular disease in a population
assets and testamentary capacity • Effects of mental disorders on driving capability
and negative predictive values, likelihood ratios, absolute and relative rate reduction, number needed to treat and odds ratios
• Common sources of bias, randomized controlled trials, cohort, case-control and single-case studies, economic analysis and qualitative study research
• Sampling, confidence intervals, probability and correlation coefficients, parametric tests (t tests, analysis of variance, multiple regression, etc.) and non-parametric tests (chi square test, Mann-Whitney U test, etc.)
and premenstrual dysphoric disorder • Disorders of sexual orientation and identity
disorders in childhood and adolescence • Legal, ethical and structural framework underpinning child and adolescent
mental health services • Risk, vulnerability, resilience, and continuities and discontinuities throughout
the life cycle
general hospital • Legal issues: current mental health legislation, common law, assessment of
capacity to consent to or to refuse medical treatment
prison service • Role of the psychiatrist in court • Range of forensic psychiatric facilities and treatment
services • Mental health legislation, Court of Protection, Enduring Power of Attorney,
advocacy, living wills
Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 and the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-IV
framework underpinning the management of addiction-related disorders
concept, the significance of care pathways, the interface between generic community mental health teams and specialist rehabilitation services
• Range of tertiary rehabilitation services, e.g. supported and residential accommodation
Winnicott, Kohut, Kernberg, Balint, Erikson, Fairburn, Harman, Bion and Anna Freud
• Principles and practice of: − Cognitive-behavioural therapy − Behaviour modification and social skills training − Psychoanalytic psychotherapy − Short-term dynamic, brief focal therapies, interpersonal therapy, and
cognitive analytic therapy − Group psychotherapy, therapeutic communities − Family therapy
disorders occurring in perinatal period
disorders across cultures
