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The most common place you will see a patient who has self-harmed is in ED, where...
Anxiety is a commonly experienced symptom as part of the body’s reaction to...
Introduction
Functional neurological disorders are some of the most common neurological...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment that has been used in psychiatry since...
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the third most common dementia across all age groups...
Background
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that...
The psychiatric condition obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is estimated to be...
The following article has been written by David Birch. David is a paramedic aiming...
Background
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood, and...
Paracetamol overdose is a common presentation in A&E and so you may often find...
Psychiatry, as a specialty is unique in that diagnostic methods, rely very heavily...
The Multiple Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) is a computer-based exam increasingly...
Do you have an interest in human behaviour? Did you go into medicine to speak to...
The mental state examination (MSE) is an observational assessment of a patient’s...
Frequently patients wish to self-discharge from hospitals. This article pertains...
At times as a resident doctor, you will be faced with the management of patients...
Determining the risk of harm to the patient, and sometimes to others, is an essential...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
What is the MHA?
It is legislation that governs patients’
Compulsory detention
Treatment
Discharge
Aftercare
It...
The general prescribing principles from both Old Age Psychiatrists and Geriatricians...
In people over the age of 65 years, 1 in 11 will have a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia...
Psychotropic medication includes some of the most commonly prescribed medication...
Psychosis refers to patients suffering a loss of contact with reality. It affects...
In this article, we cover depressive disorders, bipolar affective disorder and schizoaffective...
