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Anti-depressant and mood stabilising drugs
Learning outcomes from this lecture: 1. describe indications for and phases of treatment of depressive illness 2. describe the mechanisms of action and properties of commonly used antidepressant drugs 3. summarise the potential benefits and risks of antidepressants 4. describe the indications for mood-stabilising drugs in treating patients with bipolar disorder 5. summarise the potential benefits and risks of mood stabilising drugs
Anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs
Learning outcomes are to be able to: 1. name classes of drugs used in insomnia and anxiety disorders 2. describe properties of commonly used drugs 3. summarise potential hazards of pharmacological treatments 4.compare pharmacological and psychological treatments
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Brief description: 1. Psychiatric history of someone with suspected autism, with investigations; 2. How did the concept of Autism/ Asperger's syndrome come about? (background); 3. Diagnosis and Questions to Ask a patient; 4. Conditions Autism may be confused with; 5. Benefits of a diagnosis; 6. What next/ post-diagnosis.
COPD treatment and exacerbations
Slides accompanying symposium on Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
COPD: achieving a good life after diagnosis - a patient perspective
Slides accompanying plenary exploring a patient's perspective on life with a chronic disease, and reflecting on ways that health care professionals can optimise care and support for those with COPD in the community
Chronic kidney disease
Slides accompanying lecture covering: what CKD is and why it is important; diagnosing CKD; complications including renal bone disease, renal anaemia and acidosis and electrolyte disturbances
Evidence summary sheet for strictly hypertension session
To Download or printout in advance for use on the day
Hypertension cases please download/print and bring see slides 40-46 of lecture
Hypertension cases, alternatively see slides 40-46 of lecture. Please download/print in either format and bring for discussion on the day
Mental Health Problems in people with Long term Physical Conditions
Some facts and figures around links between long term physical health problems and mental health conditions
Mood Disorders
The aim of this lecture is to enable students: 1. To be able to define major depression and bipolar affective disorder 2. To be able to describe the natural history of mood disorders 3. To be able to describe some of the proposed aetiology of mood disorders 4. To relate the proposed neurobiology of mood disorders to your understanding of neurophysiology
Physical activity and health (part 1): Physical activity, is it worth getting out of bed for?
Evidence and mechanisms linking physical activity, fitness and health. Measurement dilemmas and recommendations for physical activity.
Physical activity and health (part 2): The Secrets to Getting Active
Trends in physical activity, barriers and enablers of change, interventions for individuals and populations
Psychological adjustment in multiple sclerosis
Slides accompanying lecture on psychological adjustment to living with chronic illness, looking at multiple sclerosis
Why the biopsychosocial model matters, and how patients can help
Slides accompanying 'From medical student to patient' lecture