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MRCPsych Paper B — Clinical Psychiatry MCQ & EMI Question Bank

Practise MRCPsych Paper B by topic: general adult, old age, child and adolescent, forensic and learning disability psychiatry, psychotherapy, substance misuse, psychiatric services and critical review. MCQs and EMIs with full explanations.

Topics

  • Organisation and Delivery of Psychiatric Services — Community mental health teams, crisis resolution, assertive outreach, liaison psychiatry, consultation models, service planning, mental health legislation, and health economics.
  • General Adult Psychiatry — Schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, somatoform disorders, and their evidence-based management.
  • Old Age Psychiatry — Dementia, delirium, late-onset psychosis, depression in older adults, capacity assessment, and end-of-life care considerations.
  • Psychotherapy — Cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, systemic therapy, group therapy, therapeutic alliance, and evidence base for psychological treatments.
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry — ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, conduct disorder, childhood anxiety, depression, eating disorders in youth, attachment disorders, and safeguarding.
  • Substance Misuse / Addictions — Alcohol and drug dependence, pharmacology of substances of abuse, detoxification protocols, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, and dual diagnosis.
  • Forensic Psychiatry — Risk assessment and management, fitness to plead, diminished responsibility, mental health review tribunals, personality disorder in forensic settings.
  • Psychiatry of Learning Disability — Assessment of intellectual disability, behavioural phenotypes, psychiatric comorbidity, capacity and consent, and service provision for people with learning disabilities.
  • Critical Review — Research methodology, critical appraisal of published papers, understanding study design, statistical analysis, levels of evidence, meta-analysis, and systematic reviews.

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