Best of Five MCQs for MRCPsych Paper 1

Lena Palaniyappan is an academic clinical fellow at the Division of Psychiatry, Newcastle University. He is a gold medallist in undergraduate Psychiatry. He was awarded the coveted Laughlin Prize for outstanding performance in MRCPsych (Autumn 2007). He has been closely involved with the MRCPsych exams and has co-authored a book for the old format exam in 2004. He has contributed to various revision courses and online courses for the MRCPsych exam practice and has conducted regular workshops for candidates taking the MRCPsych exam including the reputed SPMM revision course for MRCPsych. His main academic interest is in exploring the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders using neuroimaging techniques. He is involved in a research programme at the Division of Psychiatry at Newcastle University.

• 1. Clinical Skills ; 2. Core Clinical Psychiatry ; 3. Psychopathology ; 4. Psychology ; 5. Psychopharmacology ; 6. History, Social Psychiatry, and Ethics

In preparation for Paper I used notes from popular study courses in the UK and most of the other MCQ study books. This book, in my opinion was the best - its format was concise and easy to use.