Free Practice Questions for OMSB Psychiatry (OEPSY)

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Assessment of Schneiderian first-rank symptoms, DSM-5 and ICD-11 criteria for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, acute brief psychosis, treatment-resistant schizophrenia, atypical and first-generation antipsychotics, adverse metabolic and neurological effects, and clozapine therapeutic monitoring.

Mood Disorders

Evaluation of unipolar depressive disorders, bipolar I and bipolar II disorders, cyclothymic disorder, atypical and melancholic features, suicide risk assessment and stratification, pharmacological strategies with SSRIs, SNRIs, lithium, valproate, lamotrigine, and non-pharmacological interventions including CBT, interpersonal therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Anxiety Disorders and OCD

Differential diagnosis and evidence-based management of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and acute stress disorder, incorporating SSRIs, buspirone, and cognitive behavioral therapy.

Child and Adolescent

Assessment and multimodal treatment of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, Tourette syndrome and tic disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, separation anxiety, and pediatric depression.

Geriatric Psychiatry and Cognitive Disorders

Clinical differentiation and management of delirium, major and mild neurocognitive disorders (Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal lobar degeneration), behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), pseudodementia, and late-life mood disorders.

Other Clinical Topics

Clinical diagnosis and management of feeding and eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder), sleep-wake disorders (insomnia, parasomnias, narcolepsy), sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, impulse-control and conduct disorders.

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Diagnosis, staging, and therapeutic management of substance use disorders involving alcohol, opioids, cannabis, stimulants, and sedatives; management of intoxication and withdrawal complications (delirium tremens, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome); opioid maintenance therapy (buprenorphine, methadone); and behavioral addictions.

Psychosomatic Medicine

Consultation-liaison psychiatry principles, somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder, conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder), factitious disorder and malingering, psychological factors affecting other medical conditions, and psychiatric side effects of medical drugs.

Emergency Psychiatry

Assessment and rapid tranquilization of the severely agitated or violent patient, acute suicide and homicide risk management, neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), serotonin syndrome, malignant catatonia, and severe psychiatric complications during pregnancy and the puerperium.

Personality Disorders

Diagnostic evaluation and management of Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal), Cluster B (borderline, antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic), and Cluster C (avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive) personality disorders, along with psychotherapeutic approaches including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Forensic Psychiatry and Legal Issues

Principles of mental health legislation, involuntary assessment and detention criteria, clinical decision-making capacity, criminal responsibility, fitness to stand trial, confidentiality boundaries, duty to protect third parties, and documentation in forensic settings.

Research/Ethics/Professionalism/Patient Safety

Foundational medical ethics (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice), boundary management in therapeutic relationships, informed consent in psychiatry, root cause analysis in psychiatric adverse events, and critical appraisal of psychiatric clinical trials.