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Paper I, Basic Sciences
Neuroscience, psychology, assessment, research methods, and genetics
Neuro Foundations
Neuroanatomy, neurotransmitters, neurophysiology, and sleep science.
Psychology Core
Psychodynamic theories, defence mechanisms, developmental psychology.
Assessment & Testing
Psychological testing, assessment instruments, and clinical scales.
Research Methods
Biostatistics, study design, evidence synthesis, and critical appraisal.
Genetics & Schizophrenia Risk
Psychiatric genetics, epigenetics, and risk factor models.
Paper II, Clinical Psychiatry
Schizophrenia, mood disorders, substance use, anxiety, personality, and more
Schizophrenia Spectrum
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective, delusional disorders, and first-episode psychosis.
Mood Disorders
Depression, bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, and treatment algorithms.
Substance Use Disorders
Alcohol, opioids, stimulants, cannabis, pharmacology and management.
Anxiety & OCD
GAD, panic, phobias, OCD, PTSD, and trauma-related disorders.
Personality Disorders
Cluster A/B/C, dimensional models, and evidence-based treatment.
Other Clinical Syndromes
Eating disorders, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, and dissociative disorders.
Paper III, Specialties
Child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and somatic therapies
Child & Adolescent
Neurodevelopmental disorders, ADHD, ASD, conduct disorders, and adolescent psychiatry.
Forensic & Law
MHA 2017, fitness to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and medico-legal reports.
ECT & Special Topics
Electroconvulsive therapy, rTMS, consultation-liaison, and emergency psychiatry.
Paper IV, Neuro-Medicine & Recent Advances
Neuropsychiatry, pharmacology, and community psychiatry
Epilepsy & Psychiatry
Seizure disorders, psychiatric comorbidities, and anticonvulsant use in psychiatry.
Dementias
Alzheimer's, vascular, Lewy body, FTD, diagnosis, staging, and management.
Endocrine & Metabolic
Thyroid, adrenal, metabolic syndrome, and psychiatric manifestations.
CVA & TBI
Post-stroke psychiatry, traumatic brain injury, and neuropsychiatric rehabilitation.
HIV, Parkinson's & Neuropsychiatry
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, Parkinson's, and neuropsychiatric syndromes.
Pharmacology & Recent Advances
Psychopharmacology updates, novel agents, pharmacogenomics, and treatment guidelines.
Community & Public Health
Community psychiatry, NMHP, DMHP, disability evaluation, and public health perspectives.
Supplements
Additional reference material across topics
Supplement
Cross-cutting supplementary material spanning multiple papers.
PYQ Atlas
National and state-stratified question-frequency map for MD and DNB Psychiatry. Star ratings, year-by-year question pools, and a heatmap-driven priority view across all four papers.
Weave, Assimilate
Topic-focused deep dives. Each module: comprehensive study chapter + clinical quick reference.
ANS & Psychiatry
Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system dysfunction in psychiatric conditions.
Neurology & Dementia
Bedside neurological examination and cognitive assessment in dementia patients.
Clozapine
Pharmacology, monitoring protocols, and efficacy in treatment-resistant psychosis.
Lithium
Mood stabilizer mechanism, dosing, monitoring, and adverse effects in bipolar disorder.
Pharmacokinetics
CYP450 enzymes, drug metabolism, and clinically significant psychotropic interactions.
Investigations
Baseline investigations, neuroimaging, EEG, ECG, and metabolic monitoring in psychiatry.
Lobe Functions
Cerebral lobe anatomy, functions, and bedside cognitive testing for focal lesions.
Alcohol Withdrawal
Withdrawal neurobiology, delirium tremens assessment, and pharmacological management.
Suicide
Suicide theories, risk stratification, assessment tools, and prevention strategies.
Antipsychotics
Antipsychotic selection, landmark trials, EPS, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Antidepressants & Anxiety
Antidepressant selection, SSRI side effects, and evidence-based anxiety disorder treatment.
Catatonia
Catatonia pathophysiology, bedside assessment, lorazepam challenge, and treatment.
Movement Disorders
Basal ganglia circuits, tremor, chorea, dystonia, myoclonus, and tics classification.
Epilepsy & FND
Epilepsy classification, seizure differentiation, management algorithms, and PNES.
Special Populations
Psychopharmacology dosing in elderly, pregnancy, children, and hepatic/renal impairment.
Basic Drives
Sleep architecture, sexual dysfunction, and eating disorders, neurobiology and treatment.
Landmark Studies
Canonical psychiatric trials, acronyms, key findings, and clinical impact summaries.
Co-Regulation
The clinician's regulated nervous system as therapeutic instrument, polyvagal theory, projective identification, and physiological synchrony in managing aggression.
Weave, Psychotherapy
Thirteen-volume psychotherapy curriculum, from history and foundations through modality-by-modality technique, to landmark trials and a 130-MCQ question bank.
Sprint
High-yield single document covering the entire psychotherapy syllabus in 2–3 hours.
Foundations
History of psychotherapy, common factors, ethics, and research methods.
Psychodynamic
Freud through contemporary psychodynamic practice, ego, object relations, self.
CBT
Beck and Ellis, cognitive models, thought records, cognitive restructuring.
Behaviour Therapy
Classical and operant conditioning, systematic desensitization, and exposure therapy.
Third Wave
DBT, ACT, MBCT, CFT, and Schema Therapy, mechanism, techniques, and evidence.
Humanistic & Existential
Rogers, Perls, Yalom, Maslow, person-centred and existential therapies.
Specialized Modalities
IPT, EMDR, MBT, TFP, MI, EFT, and TA, indications and core techniques.
Group, Family & Couples
Yalom group process, Minuchin structural family therapy, Bowen, and Gottman.
Special Populations
Child psychotherapy, psychosis-adapted therapy, and culturally adapted therapy.
Disorder-Specific Map
Master table, disorder to first-line psychotherapy with evidence tier.
Landmark Papers
Canonical psychotherapy trials every psychiatrist should know, findings and impact.
Question Bank
130+ MCQs with detailed explanations across all major psychotherapy modalities.
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