The Maudsley handbook of practical psychiatry / edited by David Goldberg and Robin Murray.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 The psychiatric interview with adults; Interviews on the wards or in the outpatient department with adult patients; Interviews on emergency duty; Interviews in the outpatient department; Assessment of the elderly patient; Assessing patients with learning disability; Terminating the interview; 2 Special assessments with adults; Assessing early life experience; Memories of sexual abuse; Sexual disorders and couple relationship problems; Assessing personality; Assessing family relationships; Assessing the social state; Cross-cultural assessments in psychiatry.

3 The psychiatric interview with childrenSome differences from interviewing adults; Scheme for description of mental state; Sources of information; Interviewing parents; Information from school and other sources outside the family; Synthesizing different sources; Assessment of children with developmental disorders; 4 The mental state examination; Severe learning difficulties; The mental state of adults; The elderly; Mild or moderate learning disability; 5 Neuropsychiatric assessment; History; Mental state examination; Neurological examination.

Neurological screening examination of children aged over 5 yearsThe mute or inaccessible patient; The catatonic patient; 6 The formulation, the summary, and progress notes; The formulation; The summary; Progress notes; Handover notes; 7 Special interview situations; The patient who demands proof that you care; The patient who solicits erotic involvement; The patient who brings gifts; The patient who is disinhibited; The patient who refuses to leave; The patient out of hours; The patient who demands drugs; The patient who threatens violence; The assessment of dangerousness; Risk management.

8 Special problemsChildhood autism; Hyperkinetic disorder; Specific developmental disorders; Suicide and deliberate self-harm; Alcohol and drinking problems; Drug dependence; Sexual and relationship problems; Eating disorders; Somatization; Mother and baby problems; Epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric syndromes; Head injury; Early-onset dementias; CNS infections; Cerebrovascular disease; Multiple sclerosis; 9 When to refer to experts; Drug problems; Alcohol problems; Sexual and relationship problems; Eating disorders; Forensic patients; Neuropsychiatric problems; Learning disability.

The elderlySpecialized psychotherapy; 10 Early treatments; Acute psychosis; Acute dystonia; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Mania and catatonia; Severe depression; Prescribing during pregnancy and breastfeeding; Electroconvulsive therapy; Deliberate self-harm; Alcohol dependence; Illicit drug misuse; Eating disorders; Somatization; Sexual disorders; Learning difficulties; 11 Things you need to know about; Mental Health Act 1983; Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; Children and Young Person's Act 1969; Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983; Advance statements, decisions, and directives; The care programme approach.

The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the handbook, perhaps better known as the 'Orange book', provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and children - not just a central skill, but the basis for reaching a diagnosis and defining a treatment plan. It also covers special interview situations, such asdealing with specific patient reactions, and other special problems, for example, conducting a complicated assessment in cas.

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