Handbook for Psychiatric Trainees

The recent transformation of postgraduate medical education has changed the landscape of psychiatric training. This handbook is a must for anyone trying to navigate the terrain. It covers a wide range of topics, from ethical reasoning in psychiatry to more practical aspects of coping at a personal level. It informs trainees about liaison with key players in their training and provides an overview of virtually every aspect of the trainee's professional life. The book will be invaluable for psychiatric trainees and trainers. Those who are interested in choosing psychiatry as a career will find it a useful introduction to the subject and to what psychiatrists do. This essential guide to postgraduate training in psychiatry is written and edited by opinion leaders in medical education and by doctors who have recently completed training. It takes a practical and accessible approach, focusing on personal development and well-being, as well as educational achievement.

About the editors:

Dinesh Bhugra is President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2008-11) and is also a past Dean of the College (2003-08); Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; and an Honorary Consultant at the South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust. He has written extensively on cultural factors and mental illness, psychosexual medicine and spirituality.

Oliver Howes has recently navigated specialist training and emerged relatively unscathed as Senior Clinical Lecturer in Neuroimaging at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London and Honorary Consultant at the South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust. He also teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry courses at the Maudsley and is a trainee mentor.