Walking Tour: TRAINEE PSYCHIATRISTS

This walking tour has been designed as an introduction for a SHO in psychiatry new to intellectual disability. The Royal College of Psychiatrists UK requires all of its trainees to have some developmental experience, either in Intellectual Disability or Child and Adolescent attachments. Whilst many aspects of psychiatric presentation are similar in people with intellectual disabilities, these developmental issues and communication issues are fundamentally different and change the way psychiatric illness is both presented to the physician and subsequently recognised and managed. This tour gives an introduction to some of the areas that are important to address at the commencement of a post in this field. It also covers some areas of specialism that will be of value at all levels of experience.

1. Policy Development in the UK

2. Clinical Communication

3. Ten Top Tips for Effective Consultation

4. A Young Carer

5. Informed Consent

6. Depression

7. Recognising Psychosis in the non-verbal patient

8. Ageing and Dementia