Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Case 1 How can you assess mental state? |
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Case 2 He doesn't listen to me |
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5 | (2) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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Case 6 Having a heart attack |
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13 | (4) |
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Case 7 Going through a bad patch |
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17 | (4) |
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Case 8 I'm putting weight on |
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21 | (2) |
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Case 9 Unresponsive in the emergency department |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (2) |
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Case 11 1 don't want pills, I want someone to talk to |
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29 | (2) |
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Case 12 Never felt better |
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31 | (4) |
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Case 13 Aches and pains and loss of interest |
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35 | (2) |
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Case 14 Constantly tearful |
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37 | (2) |
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Case 15 Voices comment on everything I do |
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39 | (4) |
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Case 16 I only smoked a bit of cannabis and took a couple of Es |
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43 | (2) |
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Case 17 Unusual persecutory beliefs |
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45 | (2) |
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Case 18 Abdominal pain in general practice |
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47 | (2) |
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Case 19 There is something wrong with him |
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49 | (4) |
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Case 20 A drink a day to keep my problems at bay |
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53 | (4) |
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Case 21 Paracetamol overdose |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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Case 23 Deja vu and amnesia |
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61 | (2) |
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Case 24 Self-harming, substance misuse and volatile relationships |
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63 | (4) |
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Case 25 My husband won't let me go out |
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67 | (4) |
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Case 26 Intensely fearful hallucinations |
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71 | (2) |
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Case 27 Flashbacks and nightmares |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (2) |
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Case 29 This pain just won't go away |
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77 | (2) |
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Case 30 Can't concentrate after his daughter died |
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79 | (2) |
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Case 31 Something's not quite right |
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81 | (4) |
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Case 32 Tricyclic antidepressant overdose |
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85 | (4) |
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Case 33 Suicidal risk assessment |
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89 | (4) |
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Case 34 Suspicious and jerky movements |
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93 | (4) |
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Case 35 My nose is too big and ugly |
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97 | (2) |
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Case 36 Can I Treat Her Against Her Will? |
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99 | (2) |
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Case 37 Disinhibited and behaving oddly |
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101 | (2) |
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Case 38 What is going on in this consultation? |
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103 | (2) |
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Case 39 Things are getting worse |
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105 | (2) |
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Case 40 Diarrhoea and vomiting after irregular eating |
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107 | (4) |
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Case 41 Fever and confusion |
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111 | (4) |
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Case 42 `Alien impulses' and risk to others |
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115 | (2) |
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Case 43 Feels like the room is changing shape |
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117 | (2) |
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Case 44 Unable to open my fists |
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119 | (4) |
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123 | (2) |
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Case 46 Hallucinations in someone with epilepsy |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (2) |
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Case 48 I love him but I don't want sex |
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131 | (4) |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (2) |
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Case 51 Irritable, aggressive and on a mission |
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141 | (2) |
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Case 52 What happens when he's 18? |
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143 | (2) |
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Case 53 Thoughts of killing her baby |
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145 | (2) |
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Case 54 My wife is having an affair |
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147 | (2) |
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Case 55 A man in police custody |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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Case 58 The treatment isn't working |
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155 | (4) |
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Case 59 The drugs aren't helping |
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159 | (4) |
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Case 60 Low mood and tired all of the time |
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163 | (2) |
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Case 61 A profoundly deaf man `hearing voices' |
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165 | (2) |
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Case 62 I am sure I am not well |
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167 | (2) |
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Case 63 Repeating the same story over and over again |
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169 | (4) |
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Case 64 Increasingly forgetful, confused and suspicious |
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173 | (2) |
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Case 65 Seeing flies on the ceiling |
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175 | (2) |
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Case 66 Cognitive impairment with visual hallucinations |
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177 | (2) |
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Case 67 I think my wife is poisoning my food |
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179 | (2) |
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Case 68 Acute agitation in a medical inpatient |
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181 | (2) |
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Case 69 She is not eating or drinking anything |
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183 | (4) |
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Case 70 A restless postoperative patient who won't stay in bed |
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187 | (4) |
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191 | (2) |
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Case 72 She is refusing treatment. Her decision is wrong. She must be mentally ill |
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193 | (4) |
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197 | (2) |
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Case 74 My wife is an impostor |
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199 | (2) |
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Case 75 Marked tremor, getting worse |
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201 | (4) |
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Case 76 He can't sit still |
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205 | (2) |
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Case 77 Socially isolated |
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207 | (4) |
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Case 78 Killed his friend's hamster and in trouble all the time |
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211 | (4) |
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Case 79 I only fainted: don't fuss and leave me alone |
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215 | (4) |
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Case 80 Cutting on the forearms |
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219 | (4) |
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Case 81 Feelings of guilt |
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223 | (4) |
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Case 82 Intense feelings of worthlessness |
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227 | (2) |
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Case 83 Seeing things that aren't there |
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229 | (2) |
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Case 84 She is so clingy. It's like having a shadow |
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231 | (2) |
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Case 85 Soiling behind sofa |
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233 | (2) |
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Case 86 She won't say anything at school |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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Case 88 Not eating, moving or speaking |
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239 | (4) |
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Case 89 He's only being friendly isn't he? |
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243 | (2) |
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245 | (2) |
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Case 91 He wants to be a girl |
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247 | (2) |
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Case 92 Blood in the urine of a healthy girl |
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249 | (4) |
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Case 93 Can I get the pill? |
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253 | (2) |
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Case 94 He doesn't play with other children |
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255 | (4) |
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Case 95 Trouble in the classroom |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (2) |
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Case 97 A man with Down syndrome is not coping |
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265 | (4) |
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Case 98 Learning difficulties, behaviour problems and repetitive behaviour |
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269 | (2) |
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Case 99 Malaise and high blood pressure |
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271 | (2) |
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Case 100 Compulsive and aggressive behaviour in a man with Down syndrome |
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273 | (2) |
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