Key Skills and Knowledge
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- How to take and structure a Psychiatric History, including mental state examination and risk assessment
- How to diagnose major mental disorders (using formal diagnostic criteria such as ICD-10)
- How to organise a management plan within a bio-psycho-social framework
- Identifying the aetiological factors of major mental disorders (predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors)
- Recognising the legal and ethical aspects of psychiatric care including Mental Health Act, Adult with Incapacity and Adult Support and Protection legislation