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Slides explaining why someone might be sectioned and who is involved
Understand how to classify the harms of alcohol and other drugs
Learning outcomes from this lecture: 1. describe indications for and phases of treatment of depressive illness 2. describe the mechanisms of action and properties of commonly used antidepressant drugs 3. summarise the potential benefits and risks of antidepressants 4. describe the indications for mood-stabilising drugs in treating patients with bipolar disorder 5. summarise the potential benefits and risks of mood stabilising drugs
Slides accompanying session on anxiety disorders, covering: factors involved in the aetiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders; neural correlates of cognitive bias in anxiety; pharmacological and psychological treatment effects
Learning outcomes are to be able to: 1. name classes of drugs used in insomnia and anxiety disorders 2. describe properties of commonly used drugs 3. summarise potential hazards of pharmacological treatments 4.compare pharmacological and psychological treatments
Assessment of Mental Capacity and Best Interest decisions
Slides accompanying lecture covering: the diagnostic criteria for ADHD; the main differential diagnoses of ADHD; the currently available treatment options
Brief description: 1. Psychiatric history of someone with suspected autism, with investigations; 2. How did the concept of Autism/ Asperger's syndrome come about? (background); 3. Diagnosis and Questions to Ask a patient; 4. Conditions Autism may be confused with; 5. Benefits of a diagnosis; 6. What next/ post-diagnosis.
Slides accompanying lecture on bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) covering: epidemiology and aetiology; presentation and diagnosis; challenges and management
Research Project Report (2015-2016)
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) shortened version worksheet. Adapted from Inouye SK el al. Clarifying Confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method A New Method for Detection of Delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990: 113:941-8
Slides accompanying plenary covering: the epidemiology of dementia; diagnosis and cognitive tests for dementia; types of dementia; neuroimaging signs; key medication and management
Slides accompanying lecture on depression covering: the aetiology, presentation and management of depression; the bio-psycho-social model; the role of the psychiatrist and the multidisciplinary mental health teams
Slides accompanying lecture on depression, covering: types of depression; diagnosis; history taking; psychological and pharmacological treatment
Matieral for the SSU topic on OCD - Movie: Dirty, Filthy Love.
Appreciate the epidemiology of alcohol use and misuse Know how to calculate units of alcohol Have some tools up your sleeve to help with screening for alcohol use disorders and assessment of alcohol withdrawal
describes the history, indications for use of and administration of ECT
Service Placement Leaflet (SPL) for the Itchen College Placement.
Article covering Mentally disordered detainees in the police station: the role of the psychiatrist.
Slides accompanying lecture describing the basic biochemistry of alcohol metabolism
The aim of this lecture is to enable students: 1. To be able to define major depression and bipolar affective disorder 2. To be able to describe the natural history of mood disorders 3. To be able to describe some of the proposed aetiology of mood disorders 4. To relate the proposed neurobiology of mood disorders to your understanding of neurophysiology
- Understand how people become physically dependent on alcohol - Know the major neurotransmitters involved - Be able to recognises alcohol withdrawal as a clinical presentation. - Understand the principles of treatment