Psychiatry and Mental Health practice questions

A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease is brought by his wife because he has begun speaking to people who are not present and has become suspicious of her. He…

A 67-year-old man has become withdrawn and stopped eating over six weeks. He says his organs have rotted and that his family will be financially ruined because…

A 30-year-old woman is brought by her partner 10 days after giving birth. For four nights she has slept for less than two hours, says the infant has been exchan…

A 48-year-old man presents with severe persecutory psychosis and requires medication after verbal de-escalation has failed. He has no history of cardiac disease…

A 26-year-old man with schizophrenia stopped taking lorazepam prescribed for recurrent episodes of immobility and mutism. Two days later he is mute, alternates…

A 72-year-old man with Parkinson disease has developed distressing visual experiences over the past month. His wife reports that he sets places at the table for…

A 35-year-old woman at 31 weeks’ gestation has six weeks of low mood, guilt and early-morning waking. During the past week she has stopped eating, believes her…

A 27-year-old man with no previous psychiatric history is brought to hospital by his family after two weeks of little sleep, expansive business plans and increa…

A 38-year-old woman with bipolar disorder started haloperidol 10 days ago for a manic episode. She now reports that she cannot sit still, repeatedly walks aroun…

A 46-year-old man with recurrent major depression tells his general practitioner that he intends to take all his prescribed medicines after his partner leaves f…

A 29-year-old man with schizophrenia is brought to the emergency department after threatening another patient. He is pacing, shouting and clenching his fists; h…

A 35-year-old man with a known diagnosis of schizophrenia is brought to the emergency department by police after neighbours reported him shouting in the street…