Autumn 2004
Answer one question only (90 minutes)
| 1 | Why is diagnosis and management of hyperkinetic
and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children controversial? What
is the evidence that the condition persists into adulthood? |
| 2 | What factors need to be considered in the psychiatric assessment of risk of harm to others? Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of clinical methods and structured risk assessment instruments in this process. |
| 3 | Discuss how the assessment and presentation of psychopathology in the field of learning disability differs from in general psychiatry. What implications does this have in terms of diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia and mood disorders? |
