Psychiatry
Do you have an interest in human behaviour? Did you go into medicine to speak to...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
The mental state examination (MSE) is an observational assessment of a patient’s...
Psychiatry, as a specialty is unique in that diagnostic methods, rely very heavily...
Frequently patients wish to self-discharge from hospitals. This article pertains...
As an FY1, you will encounter these either during clerking shifts or you may look...
At times as a junior doctor, you will be faced with the management of patients displaying...
What is the MHA? It is legislation that governs patients’ Compulsory detention Treatment...
Determining the risk of harm to the patient, and sometimes to others, is an essential...
The most common place you will see a patient who has self-harmed is in ED, where...
Psychosis refers to patients suffering a loss of contact with reality. It affects...
Psychotropic medication includes some of the most commonly prescribed medication...
Anxiety is a commonly experienced symptom as part of the body’s reaction to...
In this article, we cover depressive disorders, bipolar affective disorder and schizoaffective...