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Rotations: Psychiatry
- Know the diagnostic DSM-V criteria for common conditions like schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and psychosis before you start.
- Try and see a few patients per week (at least) for a formal 45min interview. Make sure you ask the team who is appropriate. Don’t be too scared about this, if you’re not feeling confident doing a psych history then just go in for an informal chat.
- Ask the team which patients are appropriate.
Be human, if a patient looks uncomfortable then back-off that topic.
- You will see the consultants pushing on these points but that is their job. Don’t break someone down unless you are prepared and have the skills to pick up the pieces (you don’t, yet!).
- Get involved with the ward activities with the OT. This will help to build rapport with the patients which is handy when you go to talk to them for your OCI.
- Flag your assessment to your team day 1 and try to do your final ~ week 4, it won’t make a difference to your grade and getting it done early takes the stress out.
- If you find out who the admitting reg is, ask to go with them for interviews for new patients, won’t get to see a full psych interview anywhere else.
- Learn how to do a mental state exam (MSE).
- You can pick most of psych up on the rotation. It can be variable hours, as it’s incredibly slow and takes ages to see patients. Learn psychotic disorders and you should be right.
- Don’t be scared of patients they are really open.
- You will have to ask some pretty sensitive questions e.g, thoughts of suicide. Don’t be awkward when asking – will be better with time and practice.
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