Psychiatry

  • Duration: 3 Hours
  • Exam Code: PSY5961
  • Number of Questions: 150
  • Passing Score: 65%

Exam Coverage:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Public Psychiatry / Geriatric Psychiatry.
  • Emergency Psychiatry.
  • Anxiety Disorders / Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders / Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
  • Depressive Disorders / Bipolar and Related Disorders.
  • Personality Disorders.
  • Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry) / Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.
  • Psychotherapy / Psychosocial Interventions
  • Basic Psychopharmacology / Physical Therapy (ECT and others).
  • Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
  • Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders.
  • Forensic Psychiatry.
  • Patient Safety.
  • Professionalism and Medical Ethics

Recommended References:

  1. Kaplan and Sadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Latest Edition.
  2. New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry – Edited by Michael Gelder, Nancy Andreasen, Juan Lopez-Ibor, and John Geddes, Latest Edition.
  3. Essentials of Patient Safety – SCHS (Saudi Commission for Health Specialties), Latest Edition.
  4. Professionalism and Ethics: Handbook for Residents – Practical Guide.
     By Prof. James Ware, Dr. Abdulaziz Fahad Alkaabba, Dr. Ghaiath MA Hussein, Prof. Omar Hasan Kasule – SCFHS, Latest Edition.