PSYCHIATRY

Doctor Patient Relationship

PS1.1 Establish rapport and empathy with patients

PS1.2 Describe the components of communication

PS1.3 Demonstrate breaking of bad news in a simulated environment

PS1.4 Describe and demonstrate the importance of confidentiality in patient encounters

Mental health

PS2.1 Define stress and describe its components and causes

PS2.2 Describe the role of time management, study skills, balanced diet and sleep wake habits in stress avoidance

PS2.3 Define and describe the principles and components of learning memory and emotions

PS2.4 Describe the principles of personality development and motivation

PS2.5 Define and distinguish normality and abnormality

Introduction to Psychiatry

PS3.1 Describe the growth of psychiatry as a medical specialty, its history and contribution to society

PS3.2 Enumerate, describe and discuss important signs & symptoms of common mental disorders

PS3.3 Elicit, present and document a history in patients presenting with a mental disorder

PS3.4 Describe the importance of establishing rapport with patients

PS3.5 Perform, demonstrate and document a minimental examination

PS3.6 Describe and discuss biological, psychological & social factors & their interactions in the causation of mental disorders

PS3.8 Enumerate and describe the essential investigations in patients with organic psychiatric disorders

PS3.9 Describe the steps and demonstrate in a simulated environment family education in patients with organic psychiatric disorders

PS3.10 Enumerate and describe the pharmacologic basis and side effects of drugs used in psychiatric disorders

PS3.11 Enumerate the appropriate conditions for specialist referral in patients with psychiatric disorders

PS3 .12 Describe, discuss and distinguish psychotic & non-psychotic (Mood, Anxiety, Stress related) disorders