Book description
Psychiatry at a Glance is an easy-to-use, accessible
introductory and study text for all students of psychiatry. It helps
develop your skills in history taking and performing the Mental State
Examination (MSE), and presents 'need to know' information on the
basic science, treatment, and management of the major disorders.
This edition features:
- Thoroughly updated and reorganised artwork, offering greater
clarity and easier understanding for those new to the subject
- Greater emphasis on history taking and examination - essential for
clinical work and clerking patients
- New chapters on mental health capacity and coverage of the
Australian and New Zealand health care legislation
- Even more Extended Matching Questions, brand new Single Best
Answer Questions, and sample OSCE stations so you can test your knowledge
- A brand new companion website at www.
ataglanceseries. com/psychiatry, featuring updated case
studies and downloadable illustrations.
Psychiatry at a Glance is the ideal companion for anyone about
to start a psychiatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical
students, junior doctors and Psychiatry trainees as well as nursing
students and other health professionals.
Cornelius Katona is Honorary Professor in the Department of
Mental and Health Sciences, University College London,
and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social
Care Partnership Trust
Claudia Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry,
University College London, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist,
Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
Mary Robertson is Emeritus Professor in Neuropsychiatry,
University College London, and Visiting Professor and Honorary
Consultant, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London
