Legal, ethics, sociology

Handouts

Each handout is designed for one or more MRCPsych exam papers as indicated in the table below. There is an overlap in the knowledge required for the different papers so a handout may be more useful than indicated.

P1	P2	P3	CASC	Updated
				15 Feb 2010	Medical ethics
				14 Feb 2010	Medical sociology
				14 Feb 2010	Stigma

National guidance

Below are links to useful guidelines on this topic. Clicking on a document title will open a new window on the external website. Access to some documents may be restricted. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• CR161. Revalidation and Guidance for Psychiatrists
  RCPsych 2010
• CR157. Good Psychiatric Practice: Continuing Professional Development
  RCPsych 2010
• Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making
  GMC 2010
• Research guidance
  GMC 2010
• Confidentiality
  GMC 2009
• More documents ...

Journal articles

Below are links to useful journal articles on this topic. This list is not meant to be exhaustive - priority is given to review or educational articles. Clicking on an article title will open a new window on the journal's official website. You may need to subscribe to the journal in order to access the full text of the article. Access to these articles is not part of any Superego Cafe subscription.

• When is restraint appropriate?
  BMJ - Aug 2010
• Supervised community treatment: guidance for clinicians
  APT - Jul 2010
• The supervised community treatment order and the Human Rights Act 1998
  APT - Jul 2010
• Compulsion in the community? The introduction of supervised community treatment
  APT - Jul 2010
• Coercion in psychiatric care: where are we now, what do we know, where do we go?
  Psych - Jun 2010
• More articles ...