Psychiatry

Psychiatry

General principles in psychiatry

Ÿ  Psychiatric assessment

o   Psychiatric history taking

o   Mental status examination (MSE)

o   Risk assessment (suicide, violence, self-neglect)

Ÿ  Classification systems

o   DSM-5-TR, ICD-11 overview

Ÿ  Biopsychosocial model & formulation

Ÿ  Therapeutic relationship & boundaries

Ÿ  Approach to pharmacotherapy in psychiatry

Ÿ  Approach to psychotherapy and psychosocial interventions


Organic & cognitive disorders

  • Delirium
  • Dementia / Major neurocognitive disorder
    • Alzheimer disease
    • Vascular dementia
    • Other dementias (DLB, FTD, etc.)
  • Psychiatric manifestations of medical/neurologic illness


Schizophrenia & psychotic disorders


Mood disorders


Anxiety, trauma, and related disorders


Feeding & Eating Disorders


Impulse-Control & Conduct Disorders


Substance use & addiction psychiatry


Personality disorders (PDs)


Child & adolescent psychiatry (overview)


Consultation-liaison psychiatry (Psychiatry in medical settings)

Ÿ  Approach to psychiatric symptoms in the medically ill

Ÿ  Delirium in ICU / medical ward

Ÿ  Depression/anxiety in chronic medical conditions

Ÿ  Capacity assessment & consent

Ÿ  Managing difficult patients / PDs in medical settings


Emergency psychiatry

Ÿ  Assessment of agitation & violence

Ÿ  Management of acute psychosis

Ÿ  Acute suicidality and self-harm

Ÿ  Rapid tranquilization and safety

Ÿ  Coordination with ED / EMS / police


Psychopharmacology (practical)

  • Antipsychotics
  • Antidepressants 
  • Mood stabilizers (lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, etc.)
  • Benzodiazepines & Z-drugs – short-term use & risks
  • Other agents: stimulants, alpha-2 agonists, etc.


Psychotherapy overview for physicians

Ÿ  CBT – concept & indications

Ÿ  DBT – หลักการสำคัญ ใช้กับ BPD

Ÿ  Psychodynamic / MBT

Ÿ  Supportive therapy

Ÿ  Brief interventions in general medical settings


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