Examination Notes in Psychiatry Basic Sciences

by Malhi, Gin S.; Malhi, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780340815731
• ISBN10: 0340815736
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-26
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers

Summary

Students who take the MRCPsych exams have often found the Basic Sciences component one of the hardest to pass and while it underpins all clinical practice, it will continue to be a large part of the Part II syllabus. Examination Notes in Psychiatry, Second Edition is a thorough and expandedrevision guide that has helped many trainees tackle difficult subjects, such as Psychological Assessment, Psychopharmacology and Neuroimaging. All the material has been reviewed in the light of college recommendations and the changes to the syllabus, and the book now covers every subject in asuccinct, easily absorbable style.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
1 Basic psychology	1	(13)
2 Social psychology	14	(10)
3 Neuropsychology	24	(7)
4 Psychological assessment	31	(7)
5 Human development	38	(14)
6 Social sciences	52	(5)
7 Important theorists and their concepts	57	(13)
8 Psychopathology	70	(13)
9 Neuroanatomy	83	(11)
10 Neurology	94	(21)
11 Neuropathology	115	(8)
12 Neurophysiology	123	(13)
13 Neurochemistry	136	(18)
14 Psychopharmacology	154	(30)
15 Genetics	184	(18)
16 Neuroimaging	202	(5)
17 Peptidergic neurotransmission and neuroendocrinology	207	(9)
18 Statistics	216	(22)
Appendices	238	(5)
References and further reading	243	(2)
Index	245