Psychiatric and behavioural

How to recognise, de-escalate and safely treat acute agitation and aggression, including medical causes, rapid tranquillisation and post-incident review.

Chronic impaired control over drinking: screening, withdrawal management, thiamine and relapse-prevention pharmacotherapy.

Recognition, diagnosis and management of anorexia nervosa, including assessment, weight restoration, psychotherapy, medical complications and refeeding.

Pharmacology, adverse effects, interactions, discontinuation, monitoring and guideline roles for antidepressants and mood stabilisers.

Drug-class guide to antipsychotics: typical and atypical agents, receptor actions, doses, indications, side effects, monitoring, interactions and special.

A chronic neurodevelopmental disorder of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity: criteria, assessment, treatment and outcomes across the lifespan.

Autism spectrum disorder alongside oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder and intermittent explosive disorder: presentation, diagnosis, assessment.

Drug-class guide to benzodiazepines, Z-drugs and buspirone: mechanism, uses, dependence, withdrawal and safe prescribing.

Bipolar I, II and cyclothymic disorders: how manic and depressive episodes present, how to diagnose them, and how to treat and monitor safely.

Psychiatric disorders of eating and sex: criteria and complications of bulimia and binge eating, plus sexual dysfunction and paraphilic disorders.

Catatonia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome: recognition, differential diagnosis and emergency management for medical students.

How anxiety, depression and self-harm present in children and adolescents, and how to assess, treat and safeguard them.

Acute, fluctuating disturbance of attention and awareness: causes, diagnosis with CAM and 4AT, treatment and prevention.

Dementia as neurocognitive disorder: definition, diagnosis, management and safety.

Dissociative amnesia, identity disorder and depersonalisation-derealisation: criteria, trauma link, assessment and treatment.

ARFID, binge-eating disorder, OSFED and the medical complications of eating disorders, with MEED risk assessment and refeeding care.

ECT and neuromodulation: indications, consent, technique, adverse effects, aftercare, and evidence from NICE, APA and RCPsych.

Recognising factitious disorder in self and others, malingering and all forms of abuse, with APA, WHO and NICE PH50 assessment and reporting guidance.

Definitions, assessment and inclusive care for gender dysphoria and sexual orientation across the life course, including transition and evidence review.

Excessive worry on most days for at least six months: criteria, screening, causes, CBT, drugs, stepped care.

Geriatric psychiatry: late-life depression, psychosis, polypharmacy and Beers criteria, ECT in older people, and loneliness.

Grief, bereavement and prolonged grief disorder: normal grief, criteria and care

A neurodevelopmental condition defined by limits in intellectual and adaptive functioning that begin in childhood; causes range from genetic to acquired.

Diagnosis and management of major depressive disorder: criteria, severity, antidepressants, psychotherapy, treatment-resistant depression and relapse.

Capacity to decide, consent, compulsory admission and treatment, children, and confidentiality in mental health care, across UK, US and international law.

A chronic and treatable condition of intrusive thoughts and rituals: how it is recognised, assessed, treated with ERP and serotonergic drugs, and when.

How opioid dependence develops, how it is diagnosed, and how methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone and naloxone are used to treat it and prevent overdose.

Panic attacks, panic disorder, agoraphobia and phobias: recognition, diagnosis and treatment using CBT, exposure and SSRIs.

Perinatal and postpartum psychiatric emergencies: postpartum psychosis recognition, infanticide-risk assessment, admission and treatment.

Chronic persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) and adjustment disorder: criteria, differentials, screening and evidence-based treatment.

How personality disorders are classified, diagnosed and managed, and how defence mechanisms range from immature to mature.

PTSD and acute stress disorder: criteria, risks, trauma-focused therapy, and drug treatment.

How to take a psychiatric history, perform a mental state examination, assess risk and gather collateral, with the uses and limits of rating scales.

Principles, indications and practice of CBT, psychodynamic, dialectical behaviour (DBT) and family therapy, plus MI, stepped care, and therapist skills.

Diagnosis and management of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders: symptoms, criteria, first-episode care, antipsychotics, clozapine, catatonia and.

Insomnia, narcolepsy, parasomnias, circadian disorders and restless legs: classification, diagnosis and evidence-based management.

Somatic symptom, illness anxiety, and conversion (functional neurological) disorders: recognition, diagnostic criteria, separation from organic disease, and.

How to recognise, assess and manage substance use disorders: criteria, screening, intoxication and withdrawal, and evidence-based treatment.

Stepwise assessment and management of suicidal ideation and self-harm, with structured risk formulation, safety planning, means restriction and.

Treating tobacco, cannabis, stimulant, gambling and internet gaming addictions: recognition, withdrawal, management and prevention.

Tic classification, Tourette syndrome, comorbid ADHD and OCD, CBIT, alpha-agonists and antipsychotics: assessment and treatment.

Toxidromes, intoxication and withdrawal syndromes: recognition, initial management, alcohol withdrawal, opioids, stimulants, and benzodiazepines.

Perinatal mental health: baby blues, depression, anxiety, postpartum psychosis, screening with EPDS, and psychotropics in pregnancy and breastfeeding.