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Psychiatry — The Simple Book
Plain-language understanding — 10th-grade to pre-med.
Foundation
Clinical Reasoning
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49 concepts · 20 diagrams · ~77 min total
Part 1 · Foundations
1
What is Psychiatry?
2
Normal vs Not‑Normal
3
Symptoms vs Signs
4
The Mental State Examination (MSE)
5
Phenomenology: describe before you name
6
Thought: how we think and what we think
7
What is Psychosis?
Part 2 · Psychosis & Schizophrenia
8
Schizophrenia: much more than "hearing voices"
9
"Why is this person psychotic?"
10
Delusions up close
11
Hallucinations up close
12
Putting schizophrenia together
13
How antipsychotic medicines help
14
Treatment is more than medicine
15
Sudden confusion: delirium vs dementia vs psychosis
16
Catatonia: the "frozen" patient
Part 3 · Mood & Anxiety
17
Depression: much more than sadness
18
Mania and Hypomania
19
Bipolar Disorder
20
Anxiety: the alarm system
21
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
22
Obsessive‑Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
23
Trauma, Acute Stress and PTSD
24
Personality: from traits to disorder
25
Social Anxiety, Specific Phobia & Agoraphobia
26
Somatic Symptom & Related Disorders
27
Dissociative Disorders
Part 4 · Addictions, Childhood, Eating & Sleep
28
Substance Use Disorders
29
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: the developmental lens
30
ADHD
31
Autism Spectrum Disorder
32
Intellectual & Learning Disorders
33
Anorexia Nervosa
34
Bulimia Nervosa
35
Binge‑Eating Disorder & Pica
36
Sleep Architecture: NREM and REM
37
Parasomnias
38
Narcolepsy
39
Restless Legs Syndrome
Part 5 · Safety, Addictions & Treatments
40
Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts & Self‑Harm
41
Alcohol Use Disorder
42
Alcohol Withdrawal & Delirium Tremens
43
Opioid Use Disorder & Overdose
44
Stimulants & Cocaine
45
Cannabis & the Timeline Principle
46
Personality Disorders in Real Life
47
What Psychotherapy Actually Does
48
CBT, DBT & ERP: three therapies to know
49
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)