Psychiatry
56 free practice questions shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.
A psychiatry registrar in Perth tells you, a fellow registrar, that since his father died four months ago he has had low mood, waking at 4 am and poor concentra…
Pre-internship · common
An 81-year-old woman attends a Perth general practice for a diabetes review, accompanied by her son, who moved in with her this year and has driven her today. T…
Clinical rotations · common
A 22-year-old apprentice electrician has recovered from a first episode of psychosis and is well on aripiprazole. He lives with his parents, has no debts, showe…
Clinical rotations · common
A 34-year-old primary school teacher describes six months of constant worry, difficulty getting to sleep and irritability that is now affecting her teaching. Sh…
Clinical rotations · common
A 29-year-old woman has had eight episodes over four months in which her heart pounds, she cannot get enough air, her hands tingle and she becomes certain she i…
Clinical rotations · common
A 24-year-old woman started sertraline 50 mg daily eleven days ago for a moderate depressive episode, with no previous psychiatric history. She telephones to sa…
Clinical rotations · common
A general practice registrar is deciding which antidepressant to start for a 40-year-old man with a first episode of major depression of moderate severity. She…
Clinical rotations · common
A 26-year-old woman consults her general practitioner five weeks after her relationship ended. She feels flat most days, cries easily and takes an hour to fall…
Clinical rotations · common
A 15-year-old boy is brought to a general practice by his mother, who says he has become withdrawn over four months. He has stopped playing football, his marks…
Clinical rotations · common
A 52-year-old woman who arrived in Australia from Afghanistan eleven months ago attends a community mental health clinic for review of post-traumatic stress dis…
Pre-internship · common
A 31-year-old woman is seen two months after her small business failed. She is tearful, sleeps poorly and has withdrawn from friends, but continues to care for…
Clinical rotations · common
A 47-year-old man is seen six weeks after being told his position will be made redundant at the end of the year. He is tearful in the consultation, sleeps poorl…
Clinical rotations · common
An 82-year-old widow attends her general practitioner with her son, who lives in her house and answers most questions for her. Seen alone, she says he shouts at…
Clinical rotations · common
A 78-year-old man with moderate Alzheimer disease is brought in by his wife, who is his only carer and is exhausted. For six weeks he has been getting up at 2 a…
Clinical rotations · common
A 71-year-old woman is seen seven weeks after the death of her husband of 48 years. She cries most days and sleeps poorly, and has lost 3 kg. She is still cooki…
Clinical rotations · common
An 83-year-old woman in residential care has advanced Alzheimer disease. Over six weeks she has repeatedly struck staff during personal care and shouts that the…
Pre-internship · common
A 78-year-old man is reviewed four weeks after starting sertraline for a depressive episode that began when his wife died. His mood is unchanged. He tells you h…
Pre-internship · common
A 14-year-old girl attends your general practice with her mother for the fourth time this year with abdominal pain. She has lost 4 kg, stopped playing netball,…
Clinical rotations · common
A 15-year-old girl is brought to the general practice by her mother because her grades have fallen and she is tired all the time. The mother answers most of the…
Clinical rotations · common
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder has cut her forearms after arguments about once a fortnight for two years, and has attended the emergen…
Clinical rotations · common