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MRCPsych Paper A1: Mock Examination Papers

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MRCPsych Paper A1: Mock Examination Papers

Melvyn WB Zhang MBBS, DCP, MRCPsych
National HealthCare Group, Singapore

Cyrus SH Ho MBBS, DCP, MRCPsych
National University of Singapore

Roger Ho MBBS, DPM, DCP, Gdip Psychotherapy, MMed (Psych), MRCPsych, FRCPC
National University of Singapore

Ian H Treasaden MB, BS, LRCP, MRCS, FRCPsych, LLM
West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Bucks New University, UK

Basant K Puri MA, PhD, MB, BChir, BSc (Hons) MathSci, DipStat, PG Dip Maths, MMath, FRCPsych, FSB
Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The two volumes that comprise this book consist of over 1800 questions. They correspond to the new format of Paper A of the Royal College of Psychiatrists examinations, which has been revised recently. The questions (a mixture of both multiple choice questions [MCQs] as well as extended matching items [EMIs]) have been set so as to reflect the type and the current standard of the questions of the examinations, at the time of writing.

A good proportion of the questions featured in this book have been set so as to model against the core themes that have been commonly tested in the examinations in recent years. A good proportion of the questions are also being set based on the core domains of knowledge assessed in the examination. The authors have provided detailed explanation for each of the questions included in the mock examination paper. Readers are provided with references to which they could refer to, if they are in doubt with regards to any of the theoretical concepts. The format of the mock examination paper has been organized such that at least a third of the questions are EMIs, and the remaining two-thirds are MCQs.

We welcome any feedback from those of you who are using this book. Please also let us know further the type of questions you would like to see in the next edition of this book.

We wish to thank all the authors who have contributed to this revision guide-book and mock examination series.

Melvyn WB Zhang
Cyrus SH Ho
Roger CM Ho
Ian H Treasaden
Basant K Puri

Dr Melvyn Zhang, MBBS, DCP, MRCPsych, is a specialist registrar/senior resident at the National Healthcare Group, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore and received his postgraduate training with the Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK). He is currently working with the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore. He has a special interest in the application of web-based and smartphone technologies for education and research and has been published extensively in this field. He is a member of the Public Education and Engagement Board (PEEB), Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK), as well as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Internet Medical Research (Mental Health). He has published extensively in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Lancet Psychiatry and BJPsych Advances.

Dr Cyrus SH Ho, MBBS, DCP, MRCPsych, is an associate consultant psychiatrist and clinical lecturer from the National University Hospital, Singapore. He graduated from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and subsequently obtained the Diploma of Clinical Psychiatry from Ireland and Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists from the United Kingdom. As a certified acupuncturist with the Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture conferred by the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, he hopes to integrate both Western and Chinese medicine for holistic psychiatric care. He is actively involved in education and research work. His clinical and research interests include mood disorders, neuropsychiatry, pain studies and medical acupuncture.