Classification

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
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of dementia
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of alcohol and drugs
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of schizophrenia
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of depressive disorder
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of bipolar affective disorder
				19 Jan 2009	Diagnosing anxiety disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of phobic anxiety disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of panic disorder
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of generalised anxiety disorder
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of obsessive compulsive disorder
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of reactions to stress
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of dissociative (conversion) disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of somatoform disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of eating disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of sexual dysfunction
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of gender identity disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of postnatal disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of personality disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of habit and impulse disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of mental retardation
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of miscellaneous childhood disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of pervasive developmental disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of hyperkinetic disorders
				19 Jan 2009	Classification of conduct disorders

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.

• What’s so special about conversion disorder? A problem and a proposal for diagnostic classification
  BJPsych - Jun 2010
• From depressive symptoms to depressive disorders: the relevance of thresholds
  BJPsych - May 2010
• Should our major classifications of mental disorders be revised?
  BJPsych - Apr 2010
• The first draft of DSM-V
  BMJ - Mar 2010
• Validity of a short clinical interview for psychiatric diagnosis: the mini-SCAN
  BJPsych - Jan 2010
• More articles ...