Name of the University : The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Degree : PG Diploma in Psychological Medicine (DPM)
Subject Code/Name : 3066 Clinical Psychiatry including Recent Advances
Paper : II
Document Type : Question Bank
Website : web.tnmgrmu.ac.in
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Clinical Psychiatry including Recent Advances :
September 2008 :
I. Essay questions : (2 X 20 = 40)
1. Discuss phenomenology, course and management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
2. Critically review psychiatric epidemiology in India.
II. Write short notes on : (10 X 6 = 60)
1. Clinical features and management of specific learning disorders.
2. Omega fatty acids.
3. Ethics of drug trials in psychiatry.
4. Efficacy of antidepressants in childhood depression.
5. Electrical parameters in ECT stimulus.
6. Anticonvulsants in treatment of mania.
7. Psychopharmacology in pregnancy and lactation.
8. IDEAS.
9. Yoga therapies in psychiatry.
10. Atypical antipsychotic drugs.
March 2009 :
I. Essay questions : (2 X 20 = 40)
1. Discuss the course and treatment of depression (including treatment resistant depression).
2. Describe the classification of male sexual dysfunctions. Discuss the approach to their evaluation and management.
II. Write short notes on : (10 X 6 = 60)
1. Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia.
2. Group therapy in Alcohol dependence.
3. Determinants of outcomes of severe mental disorders (DOSMED) study.
4. Psychiatric management of pain.
5. Transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy and its principle.
6. Therapeutic drug monitoring in Psychiatry.
7. Anesthetic modification in ECT.
8. Treatment of ADHD.
9. Behavioural therapy to obsessive compulsive disorder.
10. Soft neurological signs in schizophrenia
September 2009 :
I. Essay questions : (2 X 20 = 40)
1. Discuss the genetics, pathophysiology, risk factors assessment and management of Alzheimer’s disease.
2. Role of atypical anti psychotics in the management of Schizophrenia.
II. Write short notes on : (10 X 6 = 60)
1. Anti oxidants in psychiatric practice.
2. Lamotrigine.
3. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
4. De briefing.
5. Relapse prevention in substance abuse.
6. Psychiatric aspects of HIV infection.
7. Premature ejaculation.
8. Crisis intervention.
9. Disability assessment in psychiatry.
10. Classification in psychiatry.
September 2010 :
I. Essay questions : (2 X 20 = 40)
1. Discuss in detail about the Neuro Psychiatric complications of Alcohol dependence syndrome and their management.
2. Discuss the diagnostic guidelines and differential diagnosis of Schizophrenia.
II. Write short notes on : (10 X 6 = 60)
1. Supportive Psychotherapy.
2. School Refusal.
3. Assessment of Suicidal Risk.
4. Bipolar II Disorder.
5. Management of resistant depression
6. Anti oxidants in psychiatric practice.
7. Emotionally unstable personality disorder.
8. Yoga therapies in psychiatry.
9. Treatment of Nicotine dependence.
10.Relationship problems.