This page is devoted to online resources around developing skills in clinical practice. Click on the links to be taken to the online resource.
Guide to Psychiatric History Taking by the University of Sheffield
Mental State Examination
The University of Sheffield Video Guide to the Mental State Examination – a series of short videos covering each aspect of the mental state examination
History Taking Online Videos
Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Psychosis – history taking, Imperial School of Medicine
Psychosis – history taking in a guarded patient, Imperial College School of Medicine
Psychosis MATES video – Mental Health Awareness e-Training for Emergency Staff
Delusions and Thought disorder – a short collection of 12 videos, University of Cambridge
Psychosis and Early Intervention Services tutorial – an interactive tutorial covering assessment of the psychotic patient and an introduction to Early Intervention in Psychosis Services, University College London
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Depression (will also cover unipolar depression history taking) – University of Cambridge
Bipolar Mania – University of Cambridge
Bipolar Mania Assessment of the Acutely Unwell Patient – Imperial College School of Medicine
Bipolar – Managing Contraception – University of Cambridge
Example – History Taking in a Patient with Mania – Imperial University
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
Example – History Taking in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – Imperial College
Social phobia – history taking, University of Cambridge
Panic disorder – history taking, University of Cambridge
Panic disorder – Imperial College School of Medicine
Medically Unexplained Symptoms – University of Cambridge
Stress and related conditions – Imperial College School of Medicine
Substance misuse
Taking an alcohol history – University of Cambridge
Taking a substance misuse history – University of Cambridge
Substance misuse history – Imperial College School of Medicine
Brief intervention for alcohol misuse – University of Cambridge
Example history taking in an elderly patient with depression and alcohol misuse – Imperial College
Assessment of alcohol dependence – Imperial College School of Medicine
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
Risk assessment – post-overdose – Imperial College School of Medicine
Self-harm MATES video – Mental Health Awareness e-Training for Emergency Staff
Suicide awareness – online training in suicide awareness and immediate management developed by Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
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
Example – History taking in a patient with Cognitive Impairment – Imperial College
Collateral history taking in the assessment of Dementia – Imperial College School of Medicine
Eating disorders
Anorexia – history taking, University of Cambridge
Anorexia – parent interview, University of Cambridge
Eating disorders – Imperial College School of Medicine
Screening for Eating Disorders Patient Interview – South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust
De-escalation Techniques
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