Aids to Psychiatry

by H.G.Morgan (Author), M . H . Morgan (Author)

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  1989

  $3.40

  This book aims to present the essentials of sound examination technique whether in the writing of answers or in the clinical and viva situation. It is directed at MRCPsych candidates though it should be a useful reference to medical undergraduates in general. A revision aid, it provides a well-planned overall view of clinical psychiatry and important special topics, followed by consideration of certain aspects of neurology and neurosurgery likely to be met in the clinical situation. It aims to give a comprehensive distillationof the essential information required for examination answers, while the final secion on examination techniques should help readers present their answers more effectively. This new edition has been updated and extended. The sections on organic disorders, the 1983 Mental Health Act and forensic psychiatry are more comprehensive, while new topics include childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric aspets of the Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).