100 cases in psychiatry [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Case 1. How can you assess mental state? -- case 2. He doesn't listen to me -- case 3. 'Stressed' -- case 4. Sick note -- case 5. Checking -- case 6. Having a heart attack -- case 7. Going through a bad patch -- case 8. I'm putting weight on -- case 9. Unresponsive in the emergency department -- case 10. Feeling Empty -- case 11. I don't want pills, I want someone to talk to -- case 12. Never felt better -- case 13. Aches and pains and loss of interest -- case 14. Constantly tearful -- case 15. Voices comment on everything I do -- case 16. I only smoked a bit of cannabis and took a couple of Es -- case 17. Unusual persecutory beliefs -- case 18. Abdominal pain in general practice -- case 19. There is something wrong with him -- case 20. A drink a day to keep my problems at bay -- case 21. Paracetamol overdose -- case 22. Fear of spiders -- case 23. D�ej�a vu and amnesia -- case 24. Self-harming, substance misuse and volatile relationships -- case 25. My husband won't let me go out -- case 26. Intensely fearful hallucinations -- case 27. Flashbacks and nightmares -- case 28. Unsteady gait -- case 29. This pain just won't go away -- case 30. Can't concentrate after his daughter died -- case 31. Something's not quite right -- case 32. Tricyclic antidepressant overdose -- case 33. Suicidal risk assessment -- case 34. Suspicious and jerky movements -- case 35. My nose is too big and ugly -- case 36. Can I treat her against her will? -- case 37. Disinhibited and behaving oddly -- case 38. What is going on in this consultation? -- case 39. Things are getting worse -- case 40. Diarrhoea and vomiting after irregular eating -- case 41. Fever and confusion -- case 42. 'Alien impulses' and risk to others -- case 43. Feels like the room is changing shape -- case 44. Unable to open my fists -- case 45. Intense fatigue -- case 46. Hallucinations in someone with epilepsy -- case 47. I'm impotent -- case 48. I love him but I don't want sex -- case 49. Heroin addiction -- case 50. Exhibitionism -- case 51. Irritable, aggressive and on a mission -- case 52. What happens when he's 18? -- case 53. Thoughts of killing her baby -- case 54. My wife is having an affair -- case 55. A man in police custody -- case 56. Stalking -- case 57. An angry man -- case 58. The treatment isn't working -- case 59. The drugs aren't helping -- case 60. Low mood and tired all of the time -- case 61. A profoundly deaf man 'hearing voices' -- case 62. I am sure I am not well -- case 63. Repeating the same story over and over again -- case 64. Increasingly forgetful, confused and suspicious -- case 65. Seeing flies on the ceiling -- case 66. Cognitive impairment with visual hallucinations -- case 67. I think my wife is poisoning my food -- case 68. Acute agitation in a medical inpatient -- case 69. She is not eating or drinking anything -- case 70. A restless postoperative patient who won't stay in bed -- case 71. Mood changes -- case 72. She is refusing treatment. Her decision is wrong. She must be mentally ill -- case 73. Low mood -- case 74. My wife is an impostor -- case 75. Marked tremor, getting worse -- case 76. He can't sit still -- case 77. Socially isolated -- case 78. Killed his friend's hamster and in trouble all the time -- case 79. I only fainted : don't fuss and leave me alone -- case 80. Cutting on the forearms -- case 81. Feelings of guilt -- case 82. Intense feelings of worthlessness -- case 83. Seeing things that aren't there -- case 84. She is so clingy. It's like having a shadow -- case 85. Soiling behind sofa -- case 86. She won't say anything at school -- case 87. Checking -- case 88. Not eating, moving or speaking -- case 89. He's only being friendly isn't he? -- case 90. Tantrums -- case 91. He wants to be a girl -- case 92. Blood in the urine of a healthy girl -- case 93. Can I get the pill? -- case 94. He doesn't play with other children -- case 95. Trouble in the classroom -- case 96. Restlessness -- case 97. A man with Down syndrome is not coping -- case 98. Learning difficulties, behaviour problems and repetitive behaviour -- case 99. Malaise and high blood pressure -- case 100. Compulsive and aggressive behaviour in a man with Down syndrome.

The new edition of this best-selling title from the popular 100 cases series explores common psychiatric and mental health scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training on the ward, in the emergency department, in outpatient clinics and in the community, and which are likely to feature in qualifying examinations. The book covers a comprehensive range of presentations from hallucinations to self-harm, organized by sub-specialty area for ease of reference. Comprehensive answers highlight key take home points from each case and provide practical advice on how to deal with the challenges that occur when practising psychiatry at all levels.

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