Psychiatry Algorithms for Primary Care (Paperback)

Foreword by Professor Christopher Dowrick BA MSc MD FRCGP

INTRODUCTION

1.            How to use this book

2.            History Taking

3.            The Rapid Mental State Examination

COMMON PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

4.            Generalised Anxiety Disorder

5.            Panic Disorder

6.            Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

7.            Social Phobia

8.            Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

9.            Depression

10.          Bipolar Affective Disorder

11.          Psychosis/Schizophrenia

12.          Eating Disorders

13.          Personality Disorders

14.          Alcohol Use Disorder

15.          Substance Use Disorder

16.          Opiate Use Disorder

17.          Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

18.          Autism Spectrum Disorder

19.          Delirium

20.          Dementia

COMMON PRESENTATIONS IN PRIMARY CARE

21.          Fatigue

22.          Insomnia

23.          Medically Unexplained Symptoms

COMPLEX SCENARIOS

24.          Self-Harm and Suicide

25.          Aggression

26.          Referrals for Involuntary Care

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PRESCRIBING

27.          Older Adults

28.          Children

29.          People with Intellectual Disabilities

30.          Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

APPENDICES

31.          Commonly Prescribed Drugs

32.          Physical Health in Patients with Severe Mental Illness(psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)

SELF ASSESSMENT