This page is devoted to online resources around developing skills in clinical practice. Click on the links to be taken to the online resource.
History Taking Online Videos
Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Delusions and Thought disorder – a short collection of 12 videos, University of Cambridge
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Depression (will also cover unipolar depression history taking) – University of Cambridge
Bipolar Mania – University of Cambridge
Bipolar – Managing Contraception – University of Cambridge
Anxiety Disorders
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – history taking, University of Cambridge
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 2 – history taking, University of Cambridge
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – history taking, University of Cambridge
Social phobia – history taking, University of Cambridge
Panic disorder – history taking, University of Cambridge
Medically Unexplained Symptoms – University of Cambridge
Substance misuse
Taking an alcohol history – University of Cambridge
Taking a substance misuse history – University of Cambridge
Brief intervention for alcohol misuse – University of Cambridge
History taking of an elderly patient with depression and alcohol misuse – Imperial College
Risk assessment and Self-Harm
How to undertake a suicide risk assessment in an inpatient setting
Risk assessment after overdose – University of Cambridge
Risk assessment – self harm – University of Cambridge
Assessing someone who is psychotic and dangerous in the community
Old age psychiatry – memory and cognitive assessments
Assessment of memory problems – history taking, University of Cambridge
Cognitive assessment – University of Cambridge
Eating disorders
Anorexia – history taking, University of Cambridge
Anorexia – parent interview, University of Cambridge
De-escalation Techniques