How to Prepare Psychiatry for FMGE

Dec 6, 2024

Psychiatry is the toughest in the short subjects group. Psychiatry is quite easy if one understands it thoroughly otherwise you need to scratch your brain to solve the questions.

Approximately 4-5 questions are framed from Psychiatry with rare but specific Image-Based questions. Usually one liners are asked from Psychiatry.

With a view to make your preparation more effective for Psychiatry, we have brought forward this article which will provide insights into the Most Important Topics of Psychiatry and the Best Books for Psychiatry from FMGE perspective.

Recommended Books for Psychiatry

Our Experts recommend the following books for preparation of Psychiatry:

Review of Short Subjects by Dr. Arvind Arora
Notes of Dr. Sachin Arora

Also read: How to utilize Final 45 days before FMGE

Most Important Topics of Psychiatry for FMGE

Here is a Compact list of the Most Important Topics of Psychiatry for FMGE:

ICD 10 and DSMV
Basic Terminology in Psychiatry
Piaget Theory
Freudian Theory and Stages
Erikson Stages
Defence Mechanisms
Learning Theories

Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Anti-Psychotic Drugs
Mood Disorders

Mania
Hypomania
Dysthymia
Major Depressive Episode
Neurotransmitters
Cognitive Theory
Depression
Bipolar

Treatment
Anxiety Disorder
OCD
PTSD
Dissociative Disorders
Somatic Disorders Phobia
Neurotransmitters involved in Neurotic Disorder

Treatment
Delirium
Dementia

Organic Amnesic Syndrome
Substance Use Disorders

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