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Psychiatry Fellowship Topics

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300 units across 191 domains — 318 exam-exhaustive leaves and hubs: syndromes, monographs, foundations, and systems.

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Units
300
Domains
191
Consultation-liaison psychiatryEmergency psychiatry — absconding and missing patientspsychotherapyEmergency psychiatryGeneral adult psychiatry — bipolar and related disordersGeneral adult psychiatry — trauma and stressor-related disordersAddiction psychiatryChild and adolescent psychiatry — neurodevelopmentalChild and adolescent psychiatry — adolescent substance usefoundationsOld age psychiatry — Alzheimer diseaseSpecialty psychiatry — eating disordersPsychopharmacology — antidepressantsPsychopharmacology — antipsychoticsGeneral adult psychiatry — personality disordersPsychopharmacology — anxiolytics and hypnoticsForensic psychiatry — arson and firesettingChild and adolescent psychiatry — attachment disordersFoundations — developmental sciencePsychopharmacology — augmentation strategiesIntellectual disability psychiatry — neurodevelopmental dual diagnosisGeneral adult psychiatry — feeding and eating disordersFoundations — basic neuroscience for psychiatryOld age psychiatry — dementia neuropsychiatryintellectual-disabilityPsychopharmacology — benzodiazepine prescribing and taperingOld age psychiatry — grief and lossFoundations — biostatistics for psychiatry examsGeneral adult psychiatry — OCRDProfessional — boundary violations and sexual misconductConsultation-liaison — burns and critical illness psychiatryAddiction psychiatry — cannabis and psychosisConsultation-liaison — capacity and consentOld age psychiatry — capacity, guardianship and end of lifePsychopharmacology — carbamazepine and oxcarbazepineGeneral adult psychiatryProfessional — psychological therapiesIntellectual disability psychiatryChild and adolescent psychiatry — anxiety disordersChild and adolescent psychiatry — depressionChild and adolescent psychiatry — risk and safeguardingChild and adolescent psychiatry — childhood trauma and maltreatmentChild and adolescent psychiatry — OCRDChild and adolescent psychiatry — family and preventionForensic psychiatry — civilGeneral adult psychiatry — clinical high risk / attenuated psychosisPsychopharmacology — clozapinePsychopharmacology — cognitive enhancersFoundations — cognitive psychologyPublic and community psychiatry — collaborative care and primary carepublic-communityProfessional — complaint management and regulationChild and adolescent psychiatry — disruptive behaviourProfessional practice — critical appraisal and EBMProfessional — cultural formulation and Indigenous mental healthOld age psychiatry — delirium and acute cognitive syndromesGeneral adult psychiatry — psychotic disordersold-ageGeneral adult psychiatry — dissociative disordersChild and adolescent psychiatry — developmental assessmentPublic and community psychiatry — disaster and mass casualty psychiatryChild and adolescent psychiatry — chronic irritability / DMDDgeneral-adultProfessional — doctor health, burnout and impairmentPsychopharmacology — drug interactions and QTcAddiction psychiatry — dual diagnosis and integrated careForensic psychiatry — duty to warn and third-party riskChild and adolescent psychiatry — early-onset psychosisChild and adolescent psychiatry — eating disordersPsychopharmacology — ECT and neurostimulationFoundations — EEG and clinical neurophysiologyOld age psychiatry — risk and safeguardingChild and adolescent psychiatry — elimination disordersFoundations — epidemiologic methods for psychiatryProfessional practice — epidemiology and public mental healthSpecialty psychiatry — sexual medicine interfaceProfessional — ethics, boundaries and professionalismForensic psychiatry — expert evidencePsychopharmacology — EPS and tardive dyskinesiaForensic psychiatry — fabricated or induced illnessGeneral adult psychiatry — factitious disorder and malingeringOld age psychiatry — falls polypharmacy frailtyProfessional — psychosocial interventionsForensic psychiatry — female offendersGeneral adult psychiatry — early psychosis pathwayPsychopharmacology — first-generation antipsychoticsForensic psychiatry — fitness and criminal responsibilityIntellectual disability — neurodevelopmentalProfessional — clinical skillsOld age psychiatry — neurocognitive disordersAddiction psychiatry — behavioural addictionsSpecialty psychiatry — gender diversity ethics and systemsSpecialty psychiatry — gender and sexualityGeneral adult psychiatry — anxiety disordersAddiction psychiatry — hallucinogen-related disordersAddiction psychiatry — public health and systemsConsultation-liaison — hepatic encephalopathy and advanced transplant psychiatryFoundations — historyForensic psychiatry — homicideFoundationsGeneral adult psychiatry — somatic symptom and relatedGeneral adult psychiatry — impulse-control disordersAddiction psychiatry — inhalant-related disordersSpecialty psychiatry — sleep medicine interfaceGeneral adult psychiatry — impulse controlPsychopharmacology — ketamine and esketaminePsychopharmacology — lamotrigineOld age psychiatry — anxiety disordersOld age psychiatry — mood disordersOld age psychiatry — psychosisProfessional — leadership and clinical governanceFoundations — learning theory and behavioural scienceProfessional — LGBTQ+ affirming psychiatric carePsychopharmacology — lithiumPsychopharmacology — long-acting injectable antipsychoticsGeneral adult psychiatry — mood disordersForensic psychiatry — mental health lawProfessional skills — mental state examinationPsychotherapyPsychopharmacology — metabolic syndrome and psychotropic monitoringPublic and community psychiatry — military and veteran psychiatryPsychopharmacology — atypical and multimodal antidepressantsPsychopharmacology — monoamine oxidase inhibitorsPsychopharmacology — mood stabilisersForensic psychiatry — morbid jealousy and erotomaniaProfessional — motivational interviewingAddiction psychiatry — psychosocial interventionsGeneral adult psychiatry — psychosisAddiction psychiatry — neonatal abstinenceAddiction psychiatry — nicotine and behavioural addictionsAddiction psychiatry — substance use disordersChild and adolescent psychiatry — psychopharmacologySpecialty psychiatry — clinical paraphilic disordersGeneral adult psychiatry — perinatalFoundations — personality theoryAddiction psychiatry — pharmaceutical and OTC misusePsychopharmacology — pharmacogenomicsPsychopharmacology — phototherapy and chronotherapyFoundations — physical examination and investigationsEmergency psychiatry — police liaison and community emergency detentionOld age psychiatry — psychotropic prescribingFoundations — prevention and early interventionForensic psychiatry — prison mental healthFoundations — nosologyfoundations — psychiatric genetics and epigeneticsPublic and community psychiatry — rehabilitation and recovery servicesFoundations — psychological and neuropsychological testingFoundations — psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoimmunologyPsychopharmacology — pregnancy and lactationGeneral adult psychiatry — psychosocial rehabilitation in psychosisGeneral adult psychiatry — secondary / organic psychosisPsychopharmacology — renal and hepatic diseasePsychopharmacology — sedation and drivingFoundations — rating scales and measurement-based careGeneral adult psychiatry — reactive attachment and disinhibited social engagementPublic and community psychiatry — refugee and asylum seeker mental healthFoundations — research methods and study designForensic psychiatry — risk assessmentPsychopharmacology — rTMS, VNS and DBSPublic and community psychiatry — school and workplace mental healthChild and adolescent psychiatry — school refusal and school anxietyPublic and community psychiatry — restrictive practicesPsychopharmacology — SSRIsEmergency psychiatry — self-harm and crisisSpecialty psychiatry — sexual dysfunction and paraphiliasForensic psychiatry — sexual offendingPsychopharmacology — SNRIs and NRIsfoundations — social determinants of mental healthFoundations — social psychology and group dynamicsGeneral adult psychiatry — somatic symptom and related disordersProfessional — spirituality and religion in psychiatryForensic psychiatry — stalking and harassmentProfessional — stigma, recovery and rights-based careAddiction psychiatry — stimulant and methamphetamine useAddiction psychiatry — stimulant intoxication and withdrawalPsychopharmacology — stimulants and ADHD medicationsAddiction psychiatry — substance-induced mood and anxiety disordersGeneral adult psychiatry — substance/medication-induced psychosisEmergency psychiatry — suicide riskProfessional — teaching and supervision skillsForensic psychiatry — therapeutic securityChild and adolescent psychiatry — service interfaceConsultation-liaison — transplant and ICU psychiatryGeneral adult psychiatry — OCRD / BFRBPsychopharmacology — TCAs and heterocyclicsPsychopharmacology — valproateForensic psychiatry — victimology and traumaEmergency psychiatry — violence riskProfessional — working with interpreters and CALD communitiesForensic psychiatry — young offendersChild and adolescent psychiatry — youth self-harm and suicide
AtlasPsychTopics

Domain

Consultation-liaison psychiatry

21

high

Abnormal illness behaviour and the sick role

Exam-exhaustive fellowship C-L topic on Parsons' sick role, Mechanic's illness behaviour, Pilowsky abnormal illness behaviour (definition, affirming/denying axes, IBQ measurement), mapping to DSM-5-TR SSD/IAD/FND/factitious/malingering, cultural formulation, and non-dualistic stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Autoimmune encephalitis and organic psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on autoimmune encephalitis presenting as organic psychosis — red flags, Graus AE and Pollak autoimmune-psychosis criteria, anti-NMDAR staged course, MRI/EEG/CSF/autoantibody work-up, immunotherapy principles, paraneoplastic search, FEP interface, and cautious symptomatic psychotropics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Cardiac psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on cardiac psychiatry — post-ACS and CHD depression and anxiety, bidirectional risk and prognosis, landmark trials (SADHART, ENRICHD, CREATE, MIND-IT, SADHART-CHF, UPBEAT, MOSAIC), ACS-PTSD, ICD distress, Takotsubo interface, QTc-aware psychopharmacology, collaborative care and cardiac rehab. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Delirium

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on delirium for consultation-liaison psychiatry — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11, CAM/4AT/CAM-ICU algorithms, hyperactive/hypoactive/mixed motor subtypes, predisposing and precipitating causes, medical work-up, multicomponent non-drug care first, limited antipsychotic role with trial evidence (MIND-USA, AID-ICU, Agar), ICU delirium and ABCDEF/PADIS, capacity, and discrimination from dementia and depression. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Dementia and major neurocognitive disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on dementia and major neurocognitive disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology, mild versus major NCD, Alzheimer/vascular/DLB/FTD subtypes, assessment (MMSE, MoCA, NPI, collateral), delirium differential, BPSD and DICE framework, cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine with doses, antipsychotic mortality black-box caution (CATIE-AD, DART-AD, Schneider), capacity (Appelbaum), and disposition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Demoralisation and adjustment to medical illness

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on demoralisation and adjustment to medical illness for consultation-liaison psychiatry — Clarke/Kissane demoralisation phenomenology and syndrome criteria, DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 adjustment disorder, DS/DS-II measurement, Mitchell prevalence, differential from MDD and grief, desire for hastened death links, dignity therapy/MCP/CALM and brief adjustment therapies, careful antidepressant use (Rayner), Strain C-L framing, and exam algorithms. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Endocrine psychiatry (thyroid, Cushing, Addison)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on endocrine psychiatry for consultation-liaison practice — thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism including myxoedema psychosis, Cushing syndrome depression psychosis and cognitive change, Addison and adrenal insufficiency neuropsychiatry, exogenous corticosteroid-induced mania psychosis and depression, lithium–thyroid interactions, investigation algorithms, crisis care, and bridge psychopharmacology. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Epilepsy and psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on the epilepsy–psychiatry interface: peri-ictal and postictal psychosis, interictal depression, forced normalisation, AED psychiatric adverse effects, psychotropics and seizure threshold, screening, suicide risk, and joint CL–neurology management. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Functional neurological disorder in the medical setting

Exam-exhaustive C-L fellowship leaf on functional neurological disorder in the medical setting — liaison role, positive rule-in diagnosis, bedside explanation as first treatment, ward and ED management of functional seizures and weakness, staff countertransference, stopping iatrogenesis, MDT discharge planning, dual pathology, and deliberate distinction from the general-adult FND clinic leaf. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

HIV psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on HIV psychiatry for consultation-liaison practice — Frascati HAND spectrum (ANI/MND/HAD), depression and adherence (CBT-AD, measurement-based care), ART neuropsychiatry (efavirenz, INSTIs), psychotropic–antiretroviral interactions with boosters, stigma and suicide risk, and decision-specific capacity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Huntington disease psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on the psychiatry of Huntington disease: premanifest and manifest neuropsychiatric syndromes, suicide risk, irritability and apathy, psychosis, expert-consensus psychopharmacology, VMAT2–mood interface, predictive testing ethics, and multidisciplinary CL–neurology care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Mild cognitive impairment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on mild cognitive impairment and mild neurocognitive disorder — Petersen/Winblad criteria, DSM-5-TR mild NCD, amnestic vs non-amnestic subtypes, conversion risk and reversion, MoCA vs MMSE, work-up for reversible causes, differential from ageing/depression/major NCD/delirium, lifestyle and risk-factor care (Lancet Commission, FINGER), and why cholinesterase inhibitors are not routine for MCI (AAN, Cochrane, Petersen 2005, InDDEx). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Multiple sclerosis psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on the psychiatry of multiple sclerosis: depression and suicide risk, anxiety, pseudobulbar affect, cognitive impairment, steroid and DMT interfaces, AAN psychiatric guidance, and joint CL–neurology management. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Pain psychiatry and somatic symptom disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on pain psychiatry and somatic symptom disorders for consultation-liaison practice — DSM-5-TR SSD and illness anxiety (vs ICD-11 framing), chronic pain–psych interface, PHQ-15 assessment, CBT and stepped care evidence, cautious SNRI/TCA analgesia, and opioid dual-diagnosis principles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Palliative care psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on palliative care psychiatry for consultation-liaison practice — syndrome map (adjustment, demoralisation, major depression, anxiety, delirium, grief), desire for hastened death, dignity therapy and meaning-centred/CALM psychotherapy, Agar limits on antipsychotics in palliative delirium, antidepressant evidence in palliative care, early palliative care trials (Temel, Zimmermann, Bakitas), capacity and goals-of-care, family distress, and VAD-adjacent assessment. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Perinatal psychiatry in the general hospital

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on perinatal psychiatry as general-hospital consultation-liaison work — maternity-ward presentations, postpartum psychosis emergency pathway, medical mimics, EPDS screening limits, mother-infant risk, capacity for obstetric decisions, pregnancy and lactation prescribing, lithium peri-delivery, ECT, mother-baby unit disposition, and multi-board guideline framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Renal and dialysis psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on renal and dialysis psychiatry for consultation-liaison practice — depression and anxiety in CKD/ESRD, CAST and ASCEND evidence, uraemic encephalopathy and cognitive impairment, psychotropic dosing and lithium–kidney interface, non-adherence, capacity and dialysis withdrawal, and shared nephrology–psychiatry care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

SLE and autoimmune neuropsychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus and related autoimmune neuropsychiatry — ACR 19 syndromes, attribution, inflammatory versus thrombotic mechanisms, anti-ribosomal P and anti-NR2 signals, EULAR-aligned treatment branches, steroid psychosis, and CL psychopharmacology. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Stroke and post-stroke psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on stroke and post-stroke psychiatry — post-stroke depression epidemiology and natural history, treatment and prevention evidence, lesion-location myths, apathy and psychosis, capacity, and the multidisciplinary rehab interface. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Traumatic brain injury psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on traumatic brain injury psychiatry — severity staging, post-concussion symptom complexes, depression and mania after TBI, personality change, delayed psychosis, aggression management (beta-blockers first-line when indicated), capacity, and the rehab multidisciplinary interface. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Wilson disease and metabolic neuropsychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on Wilson disease and metabolic neuropsychiatry: ATP7B copper toxicity, personality change and irritability, depression, psychosis, cognition, Leipzig score diagnostics, lifelong chelation and zinc, paradoxical neurologic worsening, psychotropic choice with basal ganglia and liver disease, family screening, transplant interface, and treatable metabolic differentials. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Emergency psychiatry — absconding and missing patients

1

medium

Absconding and missing patients

Fellowship-depth atlas on absconding, AWOL, and missing psychiatric patients — definitions and pathways; epidemiology and suicide link (NCISH); risk factors and motives; immediate search and police thresholds; multi-element prevention and Safewards; leave decision-making; forensic absconsion; post-return care; special populations; CASC communication. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

psychotherapy

9

medium

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): psychological flexibility and the hexaflex, experiential avoidance and fusion, techniques, indication-specific evidence (anxiety, depression, OCD, psychosis adjunct, chronic pain), comparison with CBT/DBT/MBCT/ERP, AAQ-II, combined care, and CASC/MEQ pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Behavioural activation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on behavioural activation for depression — functional model (Ferster, Lewinsohn), Jacobson dismantling, contemporary BA and BATD protocols, TRAP/TRAC technique, Dimidjian/Dobson RCTs, COBRA non-inferiority, meta-analyses and Cochrane, non-specialist delivery, combination with antidepressants, CASC/MEQ skills. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Combining psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on combining psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy — concurrent vs sequential models, landmark trials (Keller CBASP, TADS, CAMS, POTS, CoBalT, STEP-BD), meta-analytic evidence, care models, pitfalls, and shared decision-making. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Couples therapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on couples therapy — major models (TBCT, IBCT, CBCT, EFT, insight-oriented), assessment and IPV safety rules, bidirectional link with psychopathology, landmark evidence for relationship distress, depression, SUD and PTSD conjoint packages, combined care, and CASC/MEQ technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Exposure and response prevention

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on exposure and response prevention (ERP/EX/RP) — OCD maintenance cycle, habituation vs inhibitory learning, hierarchy design, ritual and safety-behaviour prevention, intensive vs outpatient dosing, landmark trials (Foa, Simpson, POTS), medication integration, pitfalls, youth adaptations, and CASC technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Group psychotherapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on group psychotherapy — definition and formats, Yalom therapeutic factors, cohesion, selection and frame, leadership, disorder-specific evidence (depression, anxiety/SAD, PTSD, schizophrenia, BPD multiperson programmes), format equivalence vs individual therapy, crises and confidentiality limits, and CASC/MEQ technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on interpersonal psychotherapy — medical model, sick role, four problem areas, phase structure, communication analysis, adaptations (IPT-A, perinatal, IPT-M, IPSRT, PTSD), landmark trials and meta-analyses, combined care with antidepressants, and CASC/MEQ technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Psychoeducation and family psychoeducation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychoeducation and family psychoeducation — definitions, expressed emotion and relapse, session structure, FPE/MFG/BFT/bipolar group PE, Cochrane and trial evidence, NICE/RANZCP/APA principles, engagement without blame, confidentiality and safety, special populations, and CASC technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Supportive psychotherapy techniques

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on supportive psychotherapy techniques — definition, expressive–supportive continuum, technique toolkit, brief supportive psychotherapy (BSP), alliance and rupture–repair, indications, Winston/Pinsker/Hellerstein/Misch/Markowitz evidence, boundaries, combined medication-visit practice, and CASC/MEQ skills. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Emergency psychiatry

7

high

Acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation — de-escalation first, capacity and least-restrictive legal principles, oral-then-IM ladders with named doses (lorazepam, midazolam, promethazine, haloperidol, olanzapine, aripiprazole, droperidol), never IM olanzapine plus parenteral benzodiazepine, post-RT monitoring, TREC and Project BETA evidence, BAP/NAPICU principles, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Acute behavioural disturbance and excited delirium presentations

Fellowship-depth topic on extreme acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) and contested excited-delirium (ExDS) presentations — ABD-first framing, medical resuscitation, hyperthermia and rhabdomyolysis risk, restraint hazards including positional asphyxia, ANZ ED droperidol and ketamine evidence, Project BETA and BAP principles, capacity and least-restrictive care, custody interface. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Lithium toxicity

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on lithium toxicity — acute vs chronic vs acute-on-chronic patterns, serum levels and timing, neurotoxicity and SILENT, renal/NDI mechanisms, interactions (NSAIDs, ACEI/ARB, thiazides, dehydration), supportive care, EXTRIP extracorporeal criteria, rebound, prevention and monitoring, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on neuroleptic malignant syndrome — Gurrera international consensus diagnostic criteria with critical values, differentials (serotonin toxicity, malignant catatonia, heat stroke, malignant hyperthermia), CK and labs, stop dopamine antagonists, supportive/ICU care, bromocriptine/dantrolene/ECT debates, atypical SGA presentations, and delayed careful antipsychotic rechallenge. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Overdose and toxicology for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive fellowship hub on overdose and clinical toxicology for psychiatrists — toxidrome approach, relative toxicity of psychotropics (TCA, venlafaxine, SSRIs, antipsychotics, lithium, benzodiazepines), always-screen paracetamol, antidotes (bicarbonate, NAC, naloxone, cyproheptadine), decontamination rules, EXTRIP lithium interface, flumazenil cautions, medical clearance and post-OD suicide risk disposition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Psychiatric emergencies

Exam-exhaustive fellowship hub on psychiatric emergencies — agitation ladders with doses, suicidal crisis, medical mimics, SBD/ExDS frameworks, NMS and serotonin toxicity discriminators, lithium toxicity, catatonic emergency, capacity and least-restrictive involuntary care, ED-psych liaison and disposition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Serotonin syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on serotonin toxicity — Hunter criteria (preferred) versus historical Sternbach, toxidrome with neuromuscular hyperreactivity, high-risk combinations (MAOI+SSRI, linezolid, methylene blue, tramadol, pethidine), severity-based management (stop agents, benzodiazepines, cyproheptadine doses, cooling, ICU paralysis), differential from NMS, complications and special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — bipolar and related disorders

5

high

Acute mania and hypomania management

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on acute mania and hypomania management — operational mania vs hypomania criteria; medical work-up and organic mimics; risk, capacity, and legal status; de-escalation, rapid tranquillisation doses, and seclusion principles; lithium/valproate/SGA algorithms with doses and lithium-loading caveats; combination therapy and ECT; hypomania outpatient pathways; step-down to maintenance; RANZCP/NICE/CANMAT/BAP deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Bipolar affective disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on bipolar affective disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 definitions; bipolar I/II and cyclothymia; mixed features and rapid cycling; organic and personality differentials; acute mania and bipolar depression algorithms with doses; lithium monitoring and anti-suicide evidence; BALANCE, STEP-BD, BOLDER/EMBOLDEN, lamotrigine maintenance; perinatal care; RANZCP/NICE/CANMAT/APA deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Bipolar I disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship leaf on bipolar I disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 mania gates; epidemiology and suicide risk; acute mania algorithms with lithium, valproate and SGAs; bipolar I depression and STEP-BD antidepressant lesson; BALANCE maintenance; lithium monitoring and anti-suicide evidence; pregnancy and valproate hierarchy; RANZCP/NICE/BAP/CANMAT/APA deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Bipolar II disorder and cyclothymia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on bipolar II disorder and cyclothymia — hypomania versus mania thresholds, misdiagnosis as recurrent unipolar depression, antidepressant switch and cycle-acceleration risk, lamotrigine titration and depression-prevention role, quetiapine evidence in bipolar II depression (BOLDER/EMBOLDEN), STEP-BD antidepressant findings, cyclothymic disorder criteria, and RANZCP/NICE/CANMAT/BAP deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Mixed features and rapid cycling

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on DSM-5-TR mixed features specifier versus historical mixed episode, ICD-11 framing, rapid cycling (≥4 episodes in 12 months), suicide risk in mixed states, antidepressant monotherapy prohibition, lithium/valproate/SGA algorithms, thyroid and substance drivers, STEP-BD and olanzapine mixed-features evidence, and RANZCP/NICE/CANMAT/BAP deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — trauma and stressor-related disorders

5

medium

Acute stress disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on acute stress disorder — DSM-5-TR Criterion A, 3-day to 1-month window, ≥9 of 14 symptoms, DSM-IV dissociation change, limited PTSD predictive utility, differentials, psychological first aid, prohibition of mandatory single-session debriefing, trauma-focused CBT evidence (Bryant trials), selective pharmacology, ICD-11 contrast, and special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Adjustment disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on adjustment disorders — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria and timing; specifiers; differential vs MDD, PTSD/ASD, normal stress and prolonged grief; suicide-risk nuance; watchful waiting and brief psychological interventions (problem-solving, brief CBT); limited role of antidepressants; occupational and C-L pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Complex PTSD and trauma-informed care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on ICD-11 complex PTSD — PTSD core plus DSO triad, differential from PTSD and BPD, ITQ assessment, phase-based STAIR evidence and de Jongh critique, DBT-PTSD, trauma-focused therapies, adjunct pharmacotherapy doses, and trauma-informed care principles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Grief and prolonged grief disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on normal grief versus prolonged grief disorder (DSM-5-TR and ICD-11), differential from major depression, dual-process and cognitive-behavioural mechanisms, suicide risk, Complicated Grief Treatment and grief-focused CBT evidence, selective pharmacotherapy for comorbidity, and cultural care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

PTSD and acute stress disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on PTSD and acute stress disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria including complex PTSD, epidemiology and military/civilian risk, fear-circuit and cognitive models, differentials (depression, BPD, psychosis), PCL-5/CAPS-5, TF-CBT/PE/CPT/EMDR evidence, SSRI/SNRI doses, prazosin debate, trauma-informed care, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Addiction psychiatry

5

medium

Addiction in older adults

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on addiction and substance misuse in older adults — early- vs late-onset phenotypes, age-related PK/PD, alcohol binge trends, benzodiazepine and opioid iatrogenic dependence, atypical presentation (falls, confusion, self-neglect), SMAST-G and AUDIT-C screening, withdrawal and Wernicke traps, SBIRT/BRITE, naltrexone and acamprosate, EMPOWER/Beers deprescribing, dual diagnosis with late-life depression and suicide. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Alcohol use disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on alcohol use disorder — DSM-5-TR versus ICD-11 nosology, epidemiology, neurobiology of dependence and withdrawal, AUDIT and CIWA-Ar, withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff and parenteral thiamine, detox algorithms, naltrexone/acamprosate/disulfiram doses, psychosocial interventions, dual diagnosis, special populations, and multi-board guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens — timeline after last drink, DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 nosology, GABA/NMDA neuroadaptation, CIWA-Ar and PAWSS, symptom-triggered versus fixed-schedule benzodiazepine protocols with named agents, seizure and DT emergencies, parenteral thiamine and Wernicke prevention, electrolytes, disposition, and ASAM/NICE/ANZ practice points.

Open

high

Alcohol-related brain injury and Korsakoff syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on alcohol-related brain injury and Korsakoff syndrome — ARBI umbrella versus Wernicke–Korsakoff continuum, Caine criteria, thiamine prevention and treatment doses with EFNS/RCP regional deltas, MRI support patterns, neuropsychology of diencephalic amnesia and confabulation, differentials from other dementias, acute emergency care, and long-term rehabilitation, capacity, and supported living. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Benzodiazepine dependence

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on benzodiazepine dependence — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 nosology, GABA-A tolerance and withdrawal including seizures, half-life classification, Z-drugs, structured taper and diazepam substitution, elderly falls and cognition, legitimate short-term use, alcohol and opioid interactions, deprescribing evidence (EMPOWER, Canadian BRZA, joint tapering CPG). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — neurodevelopmental

4

high

ADHD across the lifespan

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on ADHD from childhood through adulthood — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; multi-informant assessment; differentials; MTA and Cortese NMA evidence; stimulant and non-stimulant doses with monitoring; CBT/coaching; substance misuse and driving risk. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Autism spectrum disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on autism spectrum disorder — DSM-5-TR criteria and levels, ICD-11 mapping, epidemiology and genetics, differentials (ADHD, intellectual disability, social anxiety, SCD, psychosis), multimodal assessment, behavioural and parent-mediated interventions, psychopharmacology for co-occurring irritability (risperidone and aripiprazole with monitoring), capacity, safeguarding and transition to adult care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Language and communication disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on language and communication disorders — DSM-5-TR/CATALISE classification, DLD vs SPCD vs ASD, epidemiology, SLT-first management including Lidcombe for stuttering, literacy and mental-health comorbidity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Tic disorders and Tourette syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on tic disorders and Tourette syndrome — DSM-5-TR classification, CSTC pathophysiology, CBIT evidence, alpha-2 agonists and antipsychotics with dosing and monitoring, and ADHD/OCD comorbidity management. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — adolescent substance use

1

high

Adolescent substance use

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on adolescent substance use — developmental epidemiology, cannabis/alcohol/stimulants, dual diagnosis, CRAFFT and comprehensive assessment with private interview plus family and school, motivational interviewing, family-based therapies (MDFT, CYT), brief interventions, harm reduction, youth pharmacotherapy limits including buprenorphine-naloxone evidence, disposition, and regional guideline framing. Distinct from adult AUD/OUD and adult dual-diagnosis topics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

foundations

4

high

Advanced critical appraisal and EBM for psychiatry

Fellowship-depth advanced critical appraisal for psychiatry: RoB 2 and ROBINS-I domains, forest-plot anatomy with prediction intervals, heterogeneity (Q, tau-squared, I-squared), publication bias and small-study effects, full GRADE certainty and recommendation workflow, network meta-analysis assumptions, non-inferiority margins, diagnostic QUADAS-2 and likelihood ratios, subgroup credibility, and psychiatry exemplars (Turner selective publication; Cipriani NMA). Distinct from the introductory critical-appraisal hub. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Descriptive psychopathology and phenomenology

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on descriptive psychopathology and phenomenology — disorders of perception, thought form and content, speech, mood and affect, self and agency (including first-rank symptoms and self-disorders), cognition, and motor behaviour; MSE language; multi-board exam pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Neuroanatomy and neural circuits for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive circuit neuroanatomy for FRANZCP/MRCPsych/ABPN: prefrontal zones, limbic and Papez frameworks, Alexander–DeLong basal-ganglia loops, four dopamine pathways, Menon triple network (DMN/salience/CEN), and clinical localisation of psychosis, mood, OCD, addiction, and frontal syndromes. Landmark PMIDs verified.

Open

low

Philosophy of mind and psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on philosophy of mind applied to psychiatry — dualism and monism, consciousness, free will and responsibility, explanatory pluralism and levels of explanation (Kendler), biopsychosocial model (Engel and Ghaemi), Jaspersian phenomenology, values-based practice, capacity, and multi-board exam pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — Alzheimer disease

1

high

Alzheimer disease

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on Alzheimer disease — NIA-AA 2011 probable/possible clinical criteria; continuum from preclinical and MCI-due-to-AD to dementia; careful ATN biomarker research framing; amyloid/tau/cholinergic pathophysiology; assessment with collateral and cognitive screens; AChEI and memantine doses, titration, monitoring and DOMINO-AD; BPSD link with non-drug first line and antipsychotic mortality caution; capacity, care planning, and disposition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — eating disorders

2

high

Anorexia nervosa

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on anorexia nervosa — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria and BMI severity, medical complications, refeeding syndrome, FBT for adolescents, adult psychotherapies (CBT-E, MANTRA, SSCM), admission and MEED/MARSIPAN principles, capacity and compulsory care, and careful olanzapine adjunct evidence. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; AN-purging differential; medical complications and electrolytes; CBT-E and guided self-help; fluoxetine 60 mg BN evidence; lisdexamfetamine for moderate–severe BED; stepped care; RANZCP/NICE/APA regional framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — antidepressants

1

high

Antidepressants

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of antidepressants — SSRI/SNRI/mirtazapine/bupropion/vortioxetine/TCA/MAOI maps, doses and monitoring, STAR*D logic, Cipriani NMA, augmentation (lithium, atypical AP, T3), sexual side-effects, hyponatraemia, serotonin syndrome, discontinuation, early suicide risk, switching and MAOI washouts, pregnancy pointer. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — antipsychotics

1

high

Antipsychotics

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of antipsychotics — receptor maps, FGA vs SGA evidence (CATIE, CUtLASS, EUFEST, Leucht NMA), dosing, metabolic and EPS monitoring, LAIs, switching, TRRIP pathway to clozapine, acute adverse-effect emergencies. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — personality disorders

12

high

Antisocial personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on antisocial personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology; careful ASPD versus psychopathy distinction; epidemiology and substance comorbidity; developmental conduct pathway and callous-unemotional traits; differentials versus BPD and NPD; violence risk formulation; forensic interface; NICE and Cochrane treatment limits; emerging mentalization evidence. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Avoidant personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on avoidant personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, continuum with social anxiety disorder, epidemiology, cognitive-attachment mechanisms, differentials (schizoid, ASD, depression, dependent), assessment, CBT and schema therapy, SSRI treatment of comorbidity, prognosis. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Borderline personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on borderline personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology; epidemiology and suicide risk; biosocial and mentalization models; differentials including bipolar, trauma, ADHD and organic change; crisis and risk formulation; DBT, MBT, schema therapy, TFP and structured clinical management; limited pharmacotherapy with Cochrane and LABILE evidence; longitudinal recovery. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Cluster A and Cluster C personality disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal) and Cluster C (avoidant, dependent, OCPD) personality disorders — DSM-5-TR criteria, ICD-11 severity and trait domains, epidemiology, mechanisms, differentials (ASD, social anxiety, OCD, schizophrenia spectrum), assessment, psychotherapy and limited pharmacotherapy, prognosis. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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low

Dependent personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on dependent personality disorder — DSM-5-TR ≥5 of 8 criteria, ICD-11 severity and trait mapping, Bornstein interactionist dependency model, differentials (AVPD, BPD, depression, culture), post-separation risk and IPV, CBT for autonomy and schema therapy, pharmacotherapy only for comorbidity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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low

Histrionic personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on histrionic personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, construct-validity controversies, epidemiology, interpersonal mechanisms, differentials (BPD, NPD, mania, somatization, ASPD pathways), assessment, frame-based psychotherapy, comorbidity-only pharmacotherapy, countertransference. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Narcissistic and Cluster B spectrum

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on narcissistic personality disorder and the Cluster B spectrum — grandiose and vulnerable narcissism; histrionic pointer diagnosis; overlap with BPD and ASPD/psychopathy; countertransference; management limits and structured psychotherapy options; risk after narcissistic injury. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD/anankastic PD) — DSM-5-TR ≥4/8 criteria, ICD-11 severity and anankastia, ego-syntonic vs OCD, comorbidity, CBT and schema therapy, limited pharmacotherapy of comorbidity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Paranoid personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on paranoid personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology; differentials from delusional disorder and schizophrenia spectrum; trauma-linked threat-bias mechanisms; alliance-first psychotherapy; pharmacotherapy limits; risk of retaliation and litigation. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Personality disorder: ICD-11 dimensional model

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the ICD-11 dimensional model of personality disorder — severity grading (mild/moderate/severe), five trait domain qualifiers, optional borderline pattern, contrast with DSM-5-TR clusters and AMPD, clinical assessment tools, differentials, severity-guided management, and exam pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Schizoid personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on schizoid personality disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology; discriminators from avoidant PD, autism spectrum disorder, and schizotypal PD; temperament and attachment mechanisms; alliance-first low-pressure psychotherapy; pharmacotherapy limits; isolation-related suicide risk. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Schizotypal personality disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on schizotypal personality disorder — DSM-5-TR criteria and ICD-11 severity/trait framing; schizophrenia-spectrum adjacency and conversion risk; epidemiology; mechanisms; differentials versus schizophrenia, ASD, schizoid and paranoid PD; alliance-first psychosocial care; limited low-dose antipsychotic evidence; comorbidity treatment. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — anxiolytics and hypnotics

1

medium

Anxiolytics and hypnotics

Exam-exhaustive fellowship psychopharmacology of anxiolytics and hypnotics — benzodiazepines and Z-drugs (GABA-A PAM, half-life maps, short-term use only), buspirone, pregabalin, hydroxyzine, melatonin; dependence risk, structured taper principles, elderly falls and Beers criteria, opioid/alcohol interactions, guideline deltas (BAP, WFSBP, AASM, Canadian BRZA, EMPOWER). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — arson and firesetting

1

medium

Arson and fire-setting

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on deliberate firesetting, arson, and pyromania — terminology triad, DSM/ICD exclusions and rarity, NESARC epidemiology, strong psychosis association, multi-trajectory pathways, fire-specific assessment and specialist treatment, youth and gender variants, criminal-responsibility interface, and risk-management principles without invented statute section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — attachment disorders

1

high

Attachment disorders in children

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on childhood attachment disorders — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 RAD versus DSED, extremes of insufficient care, BEIP and ERA evidence, differential from ASD and ADHD, AACAP caregiving-first management, and explicit rejection of coercive attachment therapies. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — developmental science

1

high

Attachment theory and early relationships

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on attachment theory — Bowlby secure base/safe haven, Ainsworth Strange Situation patterns (secure/insecure/disorganised), Adult Attachment Interview states of mind, internal working models and mentalization, clinical implications for personality/trauma/parenting, and the critical distinction between attachment styles and DSM/ICD attachment disorders (RAD/DSED). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — augmentation strategies

1

high

Augmentation strategies in mood and psychosis

Fellowship-depth atlas of structured augmentation in non-response — augment vs switch vs combination, pseudo-resistance exclusion, STAR*D and VAST-D logic, lithium/T3/atypical antipsychotic dosing and monitoring, combination antidepressants, specialist ketamine/esketamine and neuromodulation, OCD add-ons, and clozapine-era/CRS pathways including Petrides ECT and Wagner evidence tiers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Intellectual disability psychiatry — neurodevelopmental dual diagnosis

1

high

Autism and intellectual disability comorbidity

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on autism spectrum disorder co-occurring with intellectual disability — dual-diagnosis assessment (social communication relative to developmental level), communication and AAC, epilepsy comorbidity, challenging behaviour with positive behaviour support, psychopharmacology for severe irritability with monitoring, capacity, safeguarding and transition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — feeding and eating disorders

2

medium

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria without shape/weight overvaluation; three presentations (sensory sensitivity, fear of aversive consequences, lack of interest); medical complications of restriction; PARDI/NIAS assessment; CBT-AR and adapted FBT; autism interface; limits of pharmacotherapy. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Pica and rumination disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on pica and rumination disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria, medical complications (lead, bezoar, malnutrition), iron and zinc associations, PARDI assessment, behavioural management in ID/ASD, diaphragmatic breathing and biofeedback, baclofen for refractory rumination, pregnancy and cultural formulation. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — basic neuroscience for psychiatry

1

high

Basic neuroscience for psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship foundation on basic neuroscience for psychiatry: neuron and synapse, transmitter systems, LTP/LTD plasticity, large-scale networks (DMN, salience, frontoparietal), methods (MRI/fMRI, EEG, PET occupancy, lesions), and translation to clinical syndromes without chemical-imbalance oversimplification. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — dementia neuropsychiatry

1

high

Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD/NPS) — domains and NPI framing; multifactorial drivers including pain; DICE assessment; non-drug first-line care; antipsychotic mortality and stroke risk; CATIE-AD, DART-AD, CitAD, HTA-SADD; deprescribing; carer support. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

intellectual-disability

6

high

Behavioural phenotypes and genetic syndromes

Exam-exhaustive behavioural phenotypes of genetic syndromes for FRANZCP and global boards: probabilistic phenotype concept; Down syndrome depression and Alzheimer dementia; fragile X full mutation and premutation spectrum; Prader-Willi hyperphagia and UPD-associated psychosis; Angelman severe ID and seizures; 22q11.2DS/VCFS highest monogenic CNV psychosis risk; genetics work-up; psychopharmacology caveats in ID.

Open

high

Capacity and supported decision-making in ID

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on decision-specific capacity and supported decision-making in intellectual disability — four functional abilities after accessible supports, UNCRPD Article 12 legal capacity vs mental capacity, guardianship least-restrictive principles, substitute pathways when supports fail, and CASC communication. Statutes are jurisdiction-specific; no invented section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Down syndrome and mental health

Exam-exhaustive Down syndrome mental health for FRANZCP and global boards: behavioural phenotype, depression versus Alzheimer dementia, medical confounders, adapted assessment and dementia tools, start-low go-slow psychopharmacology, capacity and dementia-capable services.

Open

high

Intellectual disability: assessment and classification

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on intellectual disability assessment and classification — DSM-5-TR intellectual developmental disorder and ICD-11 disorders of intellectual development; dual intellectual-plus-adaptive criteria with developmental onset; severity by adaptive function; standardised assessment; aetiological workup (CMA, fragile X, exome, metabolic, imaging red flags); differentials; multiagency services, supported decision-making and premature mortality. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Offending and intellectual disability

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on offending and intellectual disability — prevalence method traps, offence patterns, victimisation overlap, suggestibility and fitness interfaces, dual diagnosis, adapted risk assessment, RNR-informed treatment, diversion and custody care. Statutes are jurisdiction-specific; no invented section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Psychiatric disorders in intellectual disability

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric disorders in intellectual disability — diagnostic overshadowing, modified/pathoplastic presentation, DC-LD and DM-ID frameworks, Cooper/Smiley epidemiology, differential of behaviour that challenges versus mental illness versus physical illness, adapted assessment, treatment adaptations, Tyrer/Sheehan/Deb psychotropic evidence, NICE and multiagency care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — benzodiazepine prescribing and tapering

1

high

Benzodiazepine prescribing and tapering

Exam-exhaustive fellowship psychopharmacology of benzodiazepine initiation and structured tapering — half-life and equipotency maps, short-term-only rules, adult oral dose anchors, diazepam substitution, 10–25% taper scaffolds, EMPOWER and Canadian BRZA deprescribing, elderly Beers harm, opioid synergy, pregnancy cautions, and flumazenil pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — grief and loss

1

medium

Bereavement in later life

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on bereavement in later life — adaptive grief versus prolonged grief disorder (DSM-5-TR/ICD-11), widowhood morbidity and mortality, suicide lethality in older bereaved men, dual-process mechanisms, Complicated Grief Treatment evidence in elderly persons, selective pharmacotherapy for comorbid major depression, cultural care, and residential aged care scenarios. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — biostatistics for psychiatry exams

1

high

Biostatistics for psychiatry exams

Exam-exhaustive biostatistics for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: p-values and CIs; Type I/II error and power; RR, OR, HR; ARR, RRR, NNT, NNH; sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, likelihood ratios and ROC/AUC; Kaplan–Meier and Cox basics; worked psychiatry calculation pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — OCRD

3

medium

Body dysmorphic disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on body dysmorphic disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 OCRD criteria; insight spectrum including delusional beliefs; differentials vs OCD and eating disorders; BDD-YBOCS; high suicide risk; CBT with ERP-style exposures; high-dose SSRI (fluoxetine RCT), clomipramine selectivity, relapse prevention; cosmetic surgery harms; muscle dysmorphia. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Hoarding and related disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on hoarding disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 OCRD criteria; vs OCD, ADHD, dementia and squalor; Frost–Hartl model; SI-R/CIR/ADL assessment; specialised CBT (waitlist RCT, meta-analysis); limited pharmacotherapy signals (paroxetine, venlafaxine XR); capacity, multiagency risk and forced-cleanout pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on obsessive-compulsive disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria and OCRD context; Y-BOCS; differentials (OCPD, psychosis, ASD, BDD); CSTC model; CBT/ERP first-line; high-dose SSRI and clomipramine; antipsychotic augmentation; deep TMS and neurosurgery pathway; PANDAS/PANS exam nuance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — boundary violations and sexual misconduct

1

high

Boundary violations and sexual misconduct

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on professional boundary violations and sexual misconduct in psychiatry — Gutheil–Gabbard crossing vs violation, slippery-slope mechanisms, epidemiology caveats from PHP series, sexual boundary violations (current, former, trainee), response algorithms, prevention and supervision, patient harm and professional consequences, dual-relationship risk, and RANZCP/GMC/AMA principle-level codes without invented statute numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Consultation-liaison — burns and critical illness psychiatry

1

medium

Burns and critical illness psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on consultation-liaison psychiatry after burn injury and critical illness: ASD/PTSD and depression trajectories, body-image distress, self-inflicted burns and suicide risk, burn-unit delirium, smoke/CO neuropsychiatric sequelae, capacity, pain–trauma coupling, and PICS/PICS-F. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — cannabis and psychosis

1

high

Cannabis use and psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the cannabis–psychosis interface: THC potency and dose–response, adolescent risk, substance-induced versus primary psychosis, conversion after SIP, CUD treatment, early intervention dual care, dual formulation, CBD evidence and regional guideline framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Consultation-liaison — capacity and consent

1

high

Capacity and informed consent

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on decision-specific capacity and informed consent — four functional abilities (understand/appreciate/reason/communicate and MCA-style understand/retain/use-weigh/communicate), assessment method and teach-back, fluctuating capacity, valid consent elements, best interests and substitute decision principles, mental health law vs capacity law interface, CASC skills. Statutes are jurisdiction-specific; no invented section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — capacity, guardianship and end of life

1

high

Capacity, guardianship and end-of-life decisions

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on capacity, guardianship and end-of-life decisions in older adults — Appelbaum–Grisso four abilities, dementia and delirium capacity gradients, guardianship and surrogate frameworks without invented statutes, advance care planning and directives, goals-of-care discussions, and palliative psychiatric issues including depression and desire for hastened death. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine

1

medium

Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine

Exam-exhaustive fellowship psychopharmacology of carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine — Weisler ERC-CBZ mania RCTs, autoinduction and CYP3A4 induction (oral contraceptives), HLA-B*1502 and HLA-A*3101 severe cutaneous reaction risk, trough levels, OXC hyponatraemia, Wagner negative youth OXC trial, pregnancy hierarchy versus valproate, and CANMAT/ISBD placement. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry

2

high

Catatonia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on catatonia — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology, Bush-Francis screening and severity scales, retarded versus excited phenotypes, malignant catatonia, medical and autoimmune causes, lorazepam challenge and high-dose benzodiazepine therapy, ECT, NMS overlap, and special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion/FND) — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 nosology, positive rule-in signs, predictive processing and agency models, FND clinic pathways, specialist physiotherapy, CBT for functional seizures (CODES/LaFrance), pejorative-language avoidance, prognosis, and exam discriminators. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — psychological therapies

2

high

CBT fundamentals for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on CBT for psychiatrists — cognitive model, five-area formulation, session and course structure, behavioural experiments and exposure, indications and evidence by disorder, integration with medication, therapist drift, and supervision. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

DBT and third-wave therapies

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on dialectical behaviour therapy (modes, modules, stages, biosocial theory, skills groups, consultation team) and third-wave therapies (ACT, MBCT), with evidence for borderline personality disorder and self-harm, comparators (MBT, GPM, schema, STEPPS), and stepped-care referral. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Intellectual disability psychiatry

2

high

Challenging behaviour and positive behaviour support

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on challenging behaviour in intellectual disability — Emerson definition and epidemiology, functional analysis (attention, escape, tangible, automatic), positive behaviour support multicomponent framework, medical and psychiatric differentials, NICE NG11, limited antipsychotic role (Tyrer 2008), deprescribing and STOMP principles, capacity and restrictive practices. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Epilepsy in intellectual disability

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on epilepsy in intellectual disability — prevalence and severity gradient (McGrother ~26%), treatment resistance, peri-ictal behaviour vs primary mental illness, postictal psychosis and forced normalisation, AED psychiatric adverse effects, psychotropics and seizure threshold, SUDEP and premature mortality, joint neurology–ID psychiatry care, capacity and safety. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — anxiety disorders

1

high

Child and adolescent anxiety

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on child and adolescent anxiety — separation anxiety, GAD, social anxiety, selective mutism, school refusal functional analysis, exposure-based CBT, SSRI evidence (CAMS, RUPP, fluoxetine, paroxetine, duloxetine), family accommodation, and stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — depression

1

high

Child and adolescent depression

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on child and adolescent depression — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 developmental criteria (irritable mood), epidemiology, multi-informant assessment with private youth interview plus family and school, suicide and self-harm risk, organic and bipolar differentials, stepped care, fluoxetine dosing and activation monitoring, CBT/IPT-A/family work, TADS ADAPT TORDIA IMPACT evidence, GLAD-PC/NICE/RANZCP/AACAP framing, Gillick competence and disposition. Distinct from adult major-depressive-disorder and youth-self-harm-and-suicide topics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — risk and safeguarding

1

high

Child protection for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on child protection for psychiatrists — maltreatment subtypes, reporting thresholds, documentation, multi-agency working, parental capacity principles, fabricated/induced illness interface, trauma sequelae, and legal/exam principles without invented jurisdiction-specific section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — childhood trauma and maltreatment

1

high

Childhood trauma and maltreatment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on childhood trauma and maltreatment — types of abuse and neglect, ACE science and graded risk, developmental presentation, trauma-informed assessment, mandatory reporting principles, multi-agency protection, TF-CBT PRACTICE components, adjunct pharmacotherapy concepts, and trauma-informed systems of care. Distinct from adult complex PTSD and child-protection law monographs. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — OCRD

1

medium

Childhood-onset OCD

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on childhood-onset OCD — DSM-5-TR criteria, family accommodation, CY-BOCS, ERP and family-based CBT (POTS/POTS Jr), SSRI evidence with paediatric monitoring, tic-related and PANDAS/PANS exam nuance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — family and prevention

1

medium

Children of parents with mental illness

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on children of parents with mental illness — epidemiology, multi-pathway risk transmission, assessment of parenting capacity, dual loyalty and child-protection interface, STAR*D-child parental remission effects, Beardslee-style preventive family intervention, and multi-agency care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — civil

1

medium

Civil forensic psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on civil forensic psychiatry: testamentary and financial capacity (Banks v Goodfellow principles; functional domains), guardianship and substitute decision-making principles, personal-injury and psychiatric disability evaluation (AAPL disability guideline), fitness for work/duty, symptom validity, dual-role ethics, and civil report structure. Jurisdiction principles only — no invented statute section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — clinical high risk / attenuated psychosis

1

high

Clinical high risk and attenuated psychosis syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on clinical high risk (CHR) and ultra-high risk (UHR) for psychosis — APS/BLIPS/genetic-risk criteria, CAARMS and SIPS instruments, conversion rates and predictors, DSM-5-TR attenuated psychosis syndrome as Section III construct, indicated prevention evidence (CBT, omega-3 equipoise, antipsychotics not first-line), monitoring and escalation to FEP. Distinct from the first-episode psychosis pathway monograph. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — clozapine

1

high

Clozapine

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on clozapine — TRRIP entry, titration, plasma levels, region-aware haematology principles, myocarditis and cardiomyopathy, constipation/ileus, seizures, hypersalivation, metabolic risk, smoking/CYP1A2, InterSePT, Siskind response rates, rechallenge, elderly slow titration. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — cognitive enhancers

1

high

Cognitive enhancers (cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine — mechanisms, severity- and subtype-linked indications (AD, DLB, PDD, MCI caveats), adult oral and patch doses with titration and monitoring, DOMINO-AD continuation, combination therapy, AD2000 appraisal, cardiac/GI safety, deprescribing, and BAP/APA/NICE-style regional framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — cognitive psychology

1

medium

Cognitive psychology for psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on cognitive psychology for psychiatrists — attention networks, working and long-term memory, executive functions, dual-process judgment, cognitive models of depression and panic, overgeneral memory, schizophrenia cognition and social cognition, bedside assessment, CBT and remediation applications. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Public and community psychiatry — collaborative care and primary care

1

high

Collaborative care and primary care psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on collaborative care and primary care psychiatry: Wagner Chronic Care Model roots, five CoCM principles, IMPACT/TEAMcare/CADET/Cochrane evidence, PHQ-9/GAD-7 measurement-based care, caseload review, tele-collaborative care, multimorbidity, fidelity and regional guidelines. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

public-community

5

high

Community mental health models of care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on community mental health service models: CMHT, case management, ICM, ACT/PACT, FACT, crisis resolution/home treatment, early intervention in psychosis, collaborative care, Housing First, IPS, step-up/step-down disposition, fidelity, and regional architecture. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Health economics and mental health service planning

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on health economics for mental health and service planning: burden (DALY/YLD), cost-of-illness, CEA/CUA/CBA, ICER and QALY logic, ACE-MH priority setting, efficiency-equity-feasibility, workforce and financing, budget impact, and regional HTA deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Quality improvement and patient safety in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on quality improvement and patient safety in psychiatry: Donabedian measures, Model for Improvement/PDSA, systems thinking and Swiss-cheese human factors, just culture, psychiatry-specific harm domains, Safewards and suicide-prevention service design, measurement (outcome/process/balancing), RCA pitfalls, and regional governance frames (ACSQHC/NICE/APA). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Rural and remote psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on rural and remote psychiatry: geographic classification, suicide and workforce inequity, social determinants, telepsychiatry and collaborative care models, crisis transfer logistics, cultural safety, and rural training pipelines. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Telepsychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on telepsychiatry: modality taxonomy, effectiveness evidence, videoconferencing process standards, emergency and risk protocols, equity and digital exclusion, ethics and jurisdiction, primary-care integration, paediatric and forensic interfaces, and COVID-era scale-up lessons. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — complaint management and regulation

1

medium

Complaint management and professional regulation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on healthcare complaints versus claims versus regulatory notifications, why patients complain, complaint taxonomies, recurrent-complaint risk, open disclosure, local resolution, fitness-to-practise principles, second-victim harm and defensive medicine, psychiatrist-specific complaint drivers, and support/remediation pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged. Principles only — no invented statute numbers.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — disruptive behaviour

1

medium

Conduct and oppositional defiant disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, Moffitt trajectories, ADHD and ASPD interfaces, multi-informant assessment, parent management training, multisystemic therapy concepts, and the limited evidence-based role of medication for severe aggression. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional practice — critical appraisal and EBM

1

high

Critical appraisal for psychiatry exams

Exam-exhaustive critical appraisal for MRCPsych Paper B and FRANZCP: Sackett EBM and PICO; hierarchy of evidence and GRADE; RCT validity (randomisation, concealment, blinding, ITT); bias taxonomy; ARR/RRR/NNT; p-values and CIs; diagnostic accuracy (Sn/Sp/LR); systematic reviews, forest plots, I-squared and publication bias; CONSORT/PRISMA/STROBE/STARD and RoB 2/ROBINS-I/QUADAS-2; worked psychiatry abstract critique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — cultural formulation and Indigenous mental health

1

high

Cultural formulation and Indigenous mental health

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on DSM-5 cultural formulation (OCF and CFI), Kleinman explanatory models, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, Māori and Pacific awareness, racism and social determinants, working with interpreters, and culturally safe practice. Respectful, non-stereotyping. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Old age psychiatry — delirium and acute cognitive syndromes

1

high

Delirium in older adults

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on delirium in older adults — CAM/3D-CAM/4AT algorithms, hypoactive miss, multifactorial vulnerability model, HELP multicomponent prevention, treat precipitants first, avoid benzodiazepines except withdrawal, cautious low-dose short-term antipsychotics only for severe distress or danger with MIND-USA/AID-ICU/Agar evidence, DSD, capacity, and disposition. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — psychotic disorders

4

medium

Delusional disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on delusional disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; subtypes (persecutory, jealous, erotomanic, somatic, grandiose); discrimination from schizophrenia and mood psychosis; engagement without collusion; limited RCT evidence for antipsychotics (Cochrane); risk by subtype; late-life care; RANZCP/APA-oriented guidance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Schizoaffective disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on schizoaffective disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 operational criteria; bipolar versus depressive type; longitudinal discrimination from schizophrenia and bipolar with psychosis; antipsychotic foundation with mood-stabiliser and careful antidepressant use; suicide risk including InterSePT; course and RANZCP/APA/NICE-oriented guidance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the schizophrenia spectrum — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 definitions; symptom domains; epidemiology and risks; dopamine hypothesis; differentials; FEP work-up; antipsychotics with landmark trials; early intervention; LAIs; TRRIP and clozapine; psychosocial care; suicide and mortality; RANZCP/NICE/APA guidance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Schizophreniform and brief psychotic disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on duration-defined nonaffective psychoses — DSM-5-TR brief psychotic disorder (1 day to under 1 month) and schizophreniform disorder (1 to under 6 months); ICD-11 ATPD; good prognostic features; diagnostic instability; FEP-style acute care and post-remission maintenance. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

old-age

1

high

Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease dementia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson disease dementia (PDD) — McKeith 2017 core features and biomarkers; 1-year rule; RBD; neuroleptic sensitivity; cholinesterase inhibitors; avoidance of high-potency D2 blockade; DaT SPECT; RANZCP/NICE/APA-aligned management. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — dissociative disorders

2

medium

Depersonalization/derealization disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on depersonalisation/derealisation disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria with intact reality testing; 1–2% community prevalence; corticolimbic disconnection and Hunter CBT model; CDS/DES assessment; differentials from psychosis, panic, PTSD and cannabis; CBT open-trial evidence; fluoxetine RCT negative for core symptoms; lamotrigine mono vs add-on nuance; naltrexone open data. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Dissociative disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on dissociative disorders — DID with balanced trauma vs sociocognitive evidence, DPDR, dissociative amnesia, DES/SCID-D assessment, differentials from psychosis and BPD, phase-oriented ISSTD care, TOP DD outcomes, risk and iatrogenic pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — developmental assessment

1

high

Developmental assessment in child psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on developmental assessment in CAP — structured history, domain milestones, adaptive function co-equal with IQ, screening versus diagnostic psychometrics, multi-source formulation, and multiagency early intervention. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Public and community psychiatry — disaster and mass casualty psychiatry

1

medium

Disaster and mass casualty psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on disaster and mass casualty psychiatry — exposure gradients, normal distress versus disorder, Hobfoll five elements, Psychological First Aid versus mandatory debriefing, stepped triage and treatment of ASD/PTSD/depression/grief, first-responder and child care, and regional MHPSS architecture. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — chronic irritability / DMDD

1

medium

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on disruptive mood dysregulation disorder — DSM-5-TR criteria and age rules, SMD historical construct, Copeland epidemiology and adult outcomes, multi-informant assessment, bipolar/ODD/ADHD differentials and hierarchy, psychosocial first-line care (parent training, Waxmonsky group therapy, DBT-C), medication limits (Dickstein lithium-negative; Towbin citalopram+stimulant signal), school and safeguarding, FRANZCP/MRCPsych/ABPN framing. Distinct from ODD/CD, youth depression, and bipolar topics.

Open

Domain

general-adult

1

medium

Dissociative identity disorder and dissociative amnesia

Fellowship leaf on DID and dissociative amnesia (including fugue): DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 nosology, trauma vs sociocognitive debate, DES/SCID-D assessment, organic and psychiatric differentials, ISSTD phase-oriented care, TOP DD evidence caveats, suicide risk, and iatrogenic memory-recovery pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Professional — doctor health, burnout and impairment

1

high

Doctor health, burnout and impairment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on doctor health, Maslach three-dimension burnout, ICD-11 occupational framing, epidemiology and suicide risk, differential from depression and substance use, assessment, organisation- vs individual-directed interventions, impairment and mandatory reporting principles, physician health programmes, trainee risks, stigma and help-seeking, and regional doctor-health systems. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Psychopharmacology — drug interactions and QTc

1

high

Drug interactions and QTc

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychotropic drug–drug interactions and QTc risk — PK vs PD framework, CYP1A2/2D6/3A4 maps, smoking–clozapine, fluvoxamine, QTc measurement and thresholds, TdP, high-risk agents, ECG monitoring, polypharmacy, and special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Addiction psychiatry — dual diagnosis and integrated care

1

high

Dual diagnosis and integrated care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on dual diagnosis (co-occurring mental illness and substance use): etiological models, sequential/parallel/integrated care, stages of change, motivational interviewing, common comorbidity pairs, systems barriers, NICE/RANZCP-style principles, recovery. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Forensic psychiatry — duty to warn and third-party risk

1

high

Duty to warn and third-party risk

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on Tarasoff principles, duty to warn versus duty to protect, limits of confidentiality when third parties are at serious risk, Appelbaum assessment-action-implementation model, protective options including treatment and containment, minimum necessary disclosure, documentation, alliance repair, and jurisdiction variation without inventing statutes. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — early-onset psychosis

1

high

Early-onset psychosis

Exam-exhaustive CAP fellowship reference on early-onset psychosis — age definitions (EOP under 18, VEOP/COS under 13), autism/trauma/substance differentials, intensified organic work-up, youth early intervention, start-low antipsychotics with metabolic vigilance, family and school liaison, and clozapine threshold in refractory EOP. Related to adult FEP/schizophrenia but CAP-specific. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — eating disorders

1

high

Eating disorders in adolescence

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on eating disorders in adolescence — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 AN, BN, BED and ARFID; medical risk and admission thresholds; refeeding syndrome and higher-calorie refeeding evidence; family-based treatment; SSRIs in BN not AN; capacity and compulsory care principles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Psychopharmacology — ECT and neurostimulation

1

high

ECT and neurostimulation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on ECT and neurostimulation — indications (depression, mania, catatonia, clozapine-resistant schizophrenia), consent and capacity, electrode placement and stimulus dosing, anaesthesia essentials for psychiatrists, cognitive adverse effects, continuation and maintenance, plus evidence-tiered rTMS/iTBS, tDCS, VNS and DBS. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Foundations — EEG and clinical neurophysiology

1

medium

EEG and clinical neurophysiology in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship foundation on EEG and clinical neurophysiology for psychiatrists: indications and yield, frequency bands and report literacy, NCSE and continuous EEG, psychotropic and clozapine effects, ERPs (P300/MMN) and qEEG as research tools, anti-NMDA patterns, and epilepsy–psychiatry interface essentials. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Old age psychiatry — risk and safeguarding

1

medium

Elder abuse and vulnerability

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on elder abuse and vulnerability — subtypes (physical, sexual, psychological, financial, neglect, self-neglect), epidemiology and mortality, risk ecology, assessment including private interview and capacity, multi-agency safeguarding and jurisdiction-aware reporting principles without invented statutes, psychiatry interface with dementia and late-life mental illness. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — elimination disorders

1

medium

Elimination disorders: enuresis and encopresis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on childhood elimination disorders — DSM-5-TR and ICCS classification, enuresis pathophysiology triad, alarm versus desmopressin strategy, encopresis with constipation management (disimpaction and PEG), comorbidity and non-punitive care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Foundations — epidemiologic methods for psychiatry

1

medium

Epidemiologic methods for psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive epidemiologic methods for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: frequency measures (incidence, prevalence, person-time), association and impact (RR, OR, RD, AR, PAF), bias/confounding/effect modification, survey design, screening metrics and Wilson–Jungner-style criteria, standardisation, and causal language (Hill, DAG awareness). Distinct from study-design taxonomy, pure biostat drills, and public-mental-health service planning.

Open

Domain

Professional practice — epidemiology and public mental health

1

medium

Epidemiology and public mental health

Exam-exhaustive epidemiology and public mental health for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: measures of occurrence; GBD/YLD/DALY; global and Australian prevalence; age-of-onset and sex patterns; social determinants and ACEs; Rose and Gordon prevention strategies; treatment gap, stepped care and task-sharing; suicide population rates; stigma; STROBE-linked critical appraisal of surveys. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Specialty psychiatry — sexual medicine interface

2

medium

Erectile and ejaculatory disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship leaf on erectile disorder, premature (early) ejaculation, and delayed ejaculation — DSM-5-TR/ISSM nosology, organic vs psychogenic discrimination, IIEF assessment, PDE5 inhibitor efficacy and nitrate safety, PE behavioural and SSRI/dapoxetine strategies, and antidepressant/antipsychotic iatrogenic pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Female sexual interest, arousal and pain disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on female sexual interest/arousal disorder and genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder — DSM-5-TR vs ICD-11 nosology, Basson responsive desire and dual-control models, epidemiology with distress thresholds, SSRI and medical differentials, FSFI-informed assessment, stepped psychosexual care, flibanserin/bremelanotide/testosterone pathways, GSM local therapies, and exposure/physio for pain. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — ethics, boundaries and professionalism

1

high

Ethics, boundaries and professionalism

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric ethics and professionalism — four principles, Gutheil–Gabbard boundary theory, dual relationships (including rural ANZ), sexual boundary violations, confidentiality limits and duty-to-protect principles, social media/e-professionalism, gifts and self-disclosure, impaired colleagues and mandatory reporting principles, and RANZCP Code of Ethics themes. Jurisdiction-specific law stated as principles only. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Forensic psychiatry — expert evidence

1

high

Expert evidence and forensic report writing

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric expert evidence and forensic report writing: expert vs fact/treating roles, dual-role ethics, forensic assessment method (AAPL), structured report architecture, oral testimony and cross-examination, bias and reliability, ultimate-issue limits, and admissibility principles (Frye/Daubert-type teaching). Jurisdiction principles only — no invented statute section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Psychopharmacology — EPS and tardive dyskinesia

1

high

Extrapyramidal side effects and tardive dyskinesia

Fellowship-depth atlas of antipsychotic-related extrapyramidal syndromes — acute dystonia (including laryngeal), akathisia (Barnes scale), drug-induced parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia (Schooler–Kane, AIMS, Carbon/Solmi epidemiology), and VMAT2 inhibitor evidence (KINECT 3, ARM-TD, AIM-TD). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Forensic psychiatry — fabricated or induced illness

1

medium

Fabricated or induced illness (Munchausen by proxy)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on fabricated or induced illness (FII), medical child abuse, caregiver-fabricated illness, and factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA): terminology map from Meadow MSBP through RCPCH and AAP frameworks, epidemiology, perpetrator psychopathology, recognition red flags, multi-agency safeguarding, covert surveillance ethics principles, differential diagnosis, forensic assessment, child and caregiver management, and court interfaces without invented statute numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — factitious disorder and malingering

1

high

Factitious disorder and malingering

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on factitious disorder (self and other) versus malingering — intentionality continuum, hospital and forensic assessment, collateral and documentation, ethics without collusion, FII/MCA safeguarding, validity testing, and non-punitive coordinated management. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Old age psychiatry — falls polypharmacy frailty

1

medium

Falls, polypharmacy and frailty in old-age psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on falls, polypharmacy and frailty in old-age psychiatry — Fried vs Rockwood frailty, FRID psychotropics, Beers and STOPP/START, multifactorial falls prevention, deprescribing, safe late-life prescribing under frailty. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — psychosocial interventions

1

medium

Family and systemic interventions

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on family and systemic interventions — expressed emotion and psychosis relapse, structural and systemic models, behavioural family therapy, multifamily psychoeducation groups, FFT, ABFT, FBT, MST, engagement without blame, and CASC technique. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Forensic psychiatry — female offenders

1

medium

Female offenders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on female offenders — gendered pathways, trauma and dual diagnosis burden, PTSD and self-harm, risk-tool caveats, gender-responsive care, women's secure pathways, and filicide/infanticide psychiatric interfaces. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — early psychosis pathway

1

high

First-episode psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the first-episode psychosis pathway — definition and DUP, organic exclusion, early intervention evidence (OPUS, RAISE), low-dose antipsychotic starts, family intervention, substance comorbidity, relapse prevention and maintenance duration after FEP, vocational recovery (IPS). Distinct from the full schizophrenia spectrum monograph. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Psychopharmacology — first-generation antipsychotics

1

medium

First-generation antipsychotics

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on first-generation antipsychotics — chemical and potency classification, D2 occupancy and EPS/prolactin pathways, CATIE/CUtLASS/EUFEST evidence vs SGAs, oral and depot dosing scaffolds, acute EPS and NMS emergencies, TD epidemiology (Carbon), monitoring, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Forensic psychiatry — fitness and criminal responsibility

1

high

Fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on fitness to stand trial / competence to stand trial / fitness to plead (Pritchard, Presser, Dusky principles), assessment structure and structured tools, restorability and report writing, and criminal responsibility / insanity / mental impairment defences (M'Naghten cognitive limb, ALI variants, jurisdiction-aware labels). Statutes are jurisdiction-specific; no invented section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Intellectual disability — neurodevelopmental

2

high

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder — diagnostic systems (Hoyme, Cook/Canadian, 4-digit code, DSM-5-TR ND-PAE), sentinel facial features, neurobehavioural profile, differentials (ADHD, ASD, ID, trauma), multidisciplinary assessment, comorbidity-focused management without a disease-modifying drug, secondary disability prevention, forensic interface, and primary prevention. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Fragile X syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on fragile X syndrome and the FMR1 spectrum — CGG allele classes, FMRP loss and premutation RNA toxicity, X-linked inheritance and Sherman paradox, behavioural phenotype (ID, ASD features, anxiety, ADHD), female variability, FXTAS/FXPOI, ACMG molecular diagnosis, cascade counselling, and comorbidity-focused management without a proven disease-modifying core drug. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — clinical skills

1

high

Formulation: biopsychosocial and 4Ps

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric case formulation — biopsychosocial model, 4Ps (predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating, protective), BPS×4P matrix, multiperspective and CBT/psychodynamic conceptualisations, DSM cultural formulation and CFI, worked examples, and CASC/viva technique linking formulation to a treatment plan. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Old age psychiatry — neurocognitive disorders

2

high

Frontotemporal dementia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on frontotemporal dementia — Rascovsky bvFTD criteria; Gorno-Tempini PPA variants (nfv/sv/lv); proteinopathies (tau, TDP-43, FUS); genetics (C9orf72, MAPT, GRN); psychiatric misdiagnosis; ALS-FTSD overlap; work-up; non-pharmacological care; SSRI/trazodone symptomatic options; avoid routine AChEI; antipsychotic mortality caution; capacity and risk. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Young-onset dementia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on young-onset dementia (onset before 65): definitions, Hendriks/Harvey epidemiology, aetiologic spectrum (EOAD, FTD, vascular, alcohol, rapidly progressive, genetic-metabolic), dementia-plus signs, psychiatric misdiagnosis, structured work-up, APP/PSEN1/PSEN2 and FTD genetics, aetiology-directed treatment including donepezil when AD, antipsychotic caution, capacity, employment, and dependent children. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

Addiction psychiatry — behavioural addictions

2

high

Gambling disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on gambling disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria and reclassification; epidemiology, suicide and debt risk; reward-circuit and opioid-system mechanisms; CBT first-line care; off-label naltrexone and nalmefene evidence; comorbidity (SUD, mood, bipolar, personality); dopamine-agonist ICDs; screening and regional deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Gaming and internet addiction

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on gaming disorder and broader problematic internet use — ICD-11 clinical gaming disorder vs DSM-5-TR Section III IGD research criteria; epidemiology; I-PACE mechanisms; ADHD/ASD/depression differentials; CBT and STICA evidence; limited pharmacotherapy context; youth safeguarding and regional deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — gender diversity ethics and systems

1

medium

Gender diversity: broader clinical and ethical issues

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on gender diversity beyond the narrow gender-dysphoria diagnostic pathway — minority stress and structural stigma, healthcare discrimination and avoidance, conversion-effort ethics, inclusive assessment and privacy, non-binary and intersectional care, resilience factors, and professional duties. Affirming, evidence-aware, non-fabricating. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — gender and sexuality

1

medium

Gender dysphoria and affirming care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on gender dysphoria (DSM-5-TR) and ICD-11 gender incongruence — comprehensive assessment, minority stress and mental health comorbidity, affirmative care principles, endocrine and surgical pathway liaison, capacity and consent with developmental nuance, and evidence-aware synthesis without stigma. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

Domain

General adult psychiatry — anxiety disorders

6

high

Generalised anxiety disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on generalised anxiety disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; epidemiology and burden; neurobiology and worry models; differentials; GAD-7 and HAM-A; CBT; SSRI/SNRI dosing; pregabalin and buspirone; benzodiazepine cautions; depression comorbidity; NICE/Canadian/WFSBP/ANZ stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Panic disorder and agoraphobia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on panic disorder and agoraphobia — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; epidemiology; catastrophic misinterpretation and fear-circuit models; medical and psychiatric differentials; PDSS and GAD-7; CBT with interoceptive and in-vivo exposure; SSRI/SNRI dosing; short-term benzodiazepines only; stepped care (WFSBP/BAP/NICE); special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Selective mutism

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on selective mutism — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, anxiety-chapter reclassification, epidemiology, behavioural inhibition and social-evaluative mechanisms, differentials from SAD, ASD and language disorders, SMQ/SSQ assessment, first-line behavioural/CBT school-inclusive packages (IBTSM, Oerbeck), fluoxetine adjunct evidence, school liaison, multi-board stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

medium

Separation anxiety disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on separation anxiety disorder across the lifespan — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, child vs adult duration thresholds, removal of onset-before-18 rule, NCS-R/WMH epidemiology, adult under-recognition, attachment and maintenance mechanisms, panic and grief comorbidity, differentials, family-based CBT and graded separation exposure, SSRI role with paediatric trial anchors (CAMS, fluoxetine), and multi-board stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Social anxiety disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on social anxiety disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; performance-only specifier; epidemiology; Clark and Wells cognitive model; differentials including AVPD and ASD; LSAS SPIN Mini-SPIN; CBT exposure and CBGT; SSRI/SNRI dosing; phenelzine and moclobemide; benzodiazepine limits; refractory pathways; NICE/Canadian/WFSBP/ANZ stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Specific phobia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on specific phobia — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria; five type specifiers; epidemiology; fear acquisition and maintenance; blood-injection-injury physiology and applied tension; in vivo exposure and one-session treatment; limited pharmacotherapy role; differentials from SAD, panic/agoraphobia, OCD and PTSD; NICE/Canadian/WFSBP/ANZ stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — hallucinogen-related disorders

1

medium

Hallucinogen-related disorders

Fellowship-depth atlas on hallucinogen-related disorders — classic serotonergic psychedelics (LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, DMT), intoxication and bad-trip care, low dependence liability versus use disorder, HPPD, substance-induced psychosis, set/setting risk, and the clinical interface with psychedelic-assisted therapy research. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — public health and systems

1

high

Harm reduction and public health approaches

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on harm reduction and public-health approaches to drug use — principles and ethics; needle-syringe programmes; opioid agonist treatment as population intervention; supervised consumption; take-home naloxone; stigma; combined coverage; regional policy deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Consultation-liaison — hepatic encephalopathy and advanced transplant psychiatry

1

medium

Hepatic encephalopathy and advanced transplant psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on hepatic encephalopathy for the C-L psychiatrist (West Haven and covert–overt classification, gut–liver–brain mechanisms, precipitants, discrimination from primary psychiatric illness, capacity and driving, lactulose/rifaximin, benzodiazepine risk) and advanced liver transplant psychiatry (psychosocial evaluation, alcohol-associated pathways including early LT after Mathurin, adherence and relapse risk, depression outcomes, CNI/steroid neurotoxicity, psychotropics in cirrhosis). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — history

1

low

History of psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the history of psychiatry — emergence of the specialty, moral treatment and asylum eras, Kraepelinian nosology, somatic therapies and the psychopharmacological revolution, deinstitutionalisation and community care, anti-psychiatry and Rosenhan debates, DSM-III operational criteria, recovery model, dark history and modern clinical implications. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — homicide

1

high

Homicide and mental disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on homicide and mental disorder — absolute vs relative risk, myth versus epidemiology, first-episode untreated psychosis concentration, substances and personality pathways, domestic/filicide/homicide-suicide subtypes, criminal responsibility interface, post-homicide forensic assessment, secure pathway and multi-agency public protection principles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations

1

high

Human development across the lifespan

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on human development across the lifespan for psychiatry — Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg/Gilligan, adult development and successful ageing, ageing cognition, gene–environment interplay, adversity timing and plasticity, resilience, and clinical/exam applications for FRANZCP, MRCPsych, ABPN, and MD/DNB.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — somatic symptom and related

1

high

Illness anxiety disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on illness anxiety disorder — DSM-5-TR criteria and care-seeking/care-avoidant subtypes; DSM-IV hypochondriasis reorganisation vs somatic symptom disorder; ICD-11 hypochondriasis framing; Warwick–Salkovskis CBT model; epidemiology and mortality risk; differentials; CL interface; CBT evidence (Barsky, Greeven, CHAMP, meta-analyses, internet CBT); SSRI evidence (paroxetine, fluoxetine). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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General adult psychiatry — impulse-control disorders

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Impulse-control disorders overview

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on impulse-control disorders as a group — DSM-5-TR Disruptive/Impulse-Control/Conduct chapter versus ICD-11 Impulse control disorders, major reclassifications (gambling, OCRD, CSBD), shared urge phenomenology, IED epidemiology, kleptomania and pyromania, dopamine-agonist ICDs, assessment (MIDI/QUIP concepts), CBT-first care, fluoxetine and naltrexone evidence, forensic and risk interfaces. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — inhalant-related disorders

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Inhalant-related disorders

Fellowship-depth atlas on inhalant-related disorders — volatile solvent, aerosol and hydrocarbon gas misuse (including petrol sniffing and chroming), sudden sniffing death, chronic toluene neurotoxicity, recreational nitrous oxide myeloneuropathy, adolescent epidemiology, psychosocial care, and the absence of licensed anti-craving pharmacotherapy. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — sleep medicine interface

6

high

Insomnia disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on insomnia disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICSD-3 nosology, Spielman 3P and hyperarousal models, epidemiology and depression/suicide bidirectionality, differential from OSA/DSPD/mania, assessment and ISI/diary, CBT-I first-line with digital options, short-term hypnotics and deprescribing, elderly harm, and ACP/AASM/ESRS/BAP guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Narcolepsy and hypersomnolence disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on narcolepsy and central hypersomnolence — ICSD-3/DSM-5-TR nosology, orexin loss, tetrad presentation, MSLT and CSF hypocretin work-up, differentials (insufficient sleep, OSA, depression), AASM/European wake-promoter and anticataplexy pathways, driving risk, and psychiatry interface. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Obstructive sleep apnoea and psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on obstructive sleep apnoea at the psychiatry interface — ICSD-3/AASM severity, epidemiology, mood and cognitive comorbidity, STOP-BANG screening, PSG/HSAT pathways, CPAP first-line care with SAVE caveats, psychotropic airway and weight effects, benzodiazepine risk, driving safety, and special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Parasomnias

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on parasomnias — NREM disorders of arousal versus REM parasomnias (nightmare disorder, RBD), ICSD-3/DSM-5-TR nosology, epidemiology, state-dissociation and RSWA mechanisms, RBD–synucleinopathy risk, differential from seizures/OSA/drug behaviours, video-PSG, bedroom safety, melatonin/clonazepam for RBD, IRT and prazosin nuance for nightmares, and BAP/AASM guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Restless legs syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on restless legs syndrome (Willis–Ekbom disease) for psychiatry — IRLSSG five criteria, primary vs secondary RLS, brain-iron and A11 dopaminergic mechanisms, PLMS/PLMD, akathisia differential, ferritin-led iron therapy, α2δ ligands versus dopamine agonists and augmentation, psychotropic aggravation, pregnancy/CKD/older adult pathways, and AASM/AAN/IRLSSG guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Sleep disorders in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on sleep disorders at the psychiatry interface — DSM-5-TR/ICSD-3 insomnia and hypersomnia nosology, OSA screening and CPAP framing, circadian and parasomnia boundaries, CBT-I first-line evidence, hypnotic risk/benefit and deprescribing, psychotropic effects on sleep, and suicide-risk implications. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — impulse control

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Intermittent explosive disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on intermittent explosive disorder — DSM-5-TR A1/A2 frequency criteria, impulsive vs instrumental aggression, NCS-R and WMH epidemiology, serotonergic and SEIP mechanisms, differentials vs ASPD/BPD/bipolar/substance/organic, OAS-M assessment, CBT and fluoxetine RCT evidence, AED adjuncts, risk and forensic interface. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

low

Kleptomania and pyromania

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on kleptomania and pyromania — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, urge–act–aftermath phenomenology, epidemiology and comorbidity, differentials from instrumental theft/arson mania SUD CD/ASPD, assessment and MIDI concept, CBT and stimulus control, Grant naltrexone RCT with LFT/opioid counselling, Koran escitalopram nuance, multi-agency arson risk and post-arrest suicide assessment. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — ketamine and esketamine

1

high

Ketamine and esketamine

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on ketamine and esketamine for treatment-resistant depression — pharmacology, 0.5 mg/kg IV protocols, IN esketamine dosing and supervised observation, TRANSFORM/SUSTAIN/ASPIRE evidence, ELEKT-D vs ECT, dissociation and BP monitoring, abuse and bladder cautions, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — lamotrigine

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high

Lamotrigine

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on lamotrigine — depression-pole maintenance evidence (Calabrese, Bowden, Goodwin pooled, Geddes meta), slow titration schedules, SJS/TEN/DRESS stop rules, valproate and combined oral contraceptive pharmacokinetic interactions, pregnancy hierarchy, CANMAT/ISBD positioning. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — anxiety disorders

1

medium

Late-life anxiety disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on late-life anxiety disorders — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 framing, epidemiology (Beekman LASA, Byers NCS-R), GAD dominance, medical differentials, GAD-7, late-life CBT (Stanley, Brenes, Wetherell), SSRI/SNRI dosing with hyponatraemia vigilance (Lenze, Fabian), benzodiazepine harms (Beers, Billioti de Gage), fear of falling, suicide comorbidity, RANZCP/NICE/APA-aligned stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — mood disorders

2

high

Late-life bipolar disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on late-life bipolar disorder — early-onset vs late-onset bipolarity, secondary/organic mania, lithium in the elderly (targets, interactions, toxicity), medical comorbidity, suicide risk and lethality, GERI-BD, maintenance (BALANCE), bipolar depression without antidepressant monotherapy, ECT, RANZCP/CANMAT/BAP. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Late-life depression

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on late-life depression — early- vs late-onset and vascular depression constructs; suicide risk and high lethality in older adults; depressive cognitive impairment (pseudodementia) versus dementia and delirium; medical comorbidity work-up; SSRI/SNRI dosing and safety (hyponatraemia, falls, bleeding, QTc); collaborative care (IMPACT/PROSPECT); maintenance (Reynolds); ECT (PRIDE); bereavement differential. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — psychosis

1

medium

Late-onset psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on late-onset and very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (LOS/VLOSLP) — Howard consensus age cut-offs; phenomenology including partition delusions; organic work-up and neuroimaging; differentials of dementia (including DLB), delirium, and affective psychosis; sensory impairment; antipsychotic start-low-go-slow with dementia mortality/stroke cautions; RANZCP and NICE framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — leadership and clinical governance

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Leadership and clinical governance

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on clinical governance (Scally–Donaldson), Donabedian quality, systems vs person approaches to error, just culture, leadership behaviours, clinical audit and PDSA, serious incident response, open disclosure, second victim support, high-reliability concepts, and regional governance frames for psychiatry. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — learning theory and behavioural science

1

high

Learning theory and behavioural science

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on learning theory and behavioural science for psychiatrists — classical, operant, and observational learning; reinforcement schedules; extinction and relapse phenomena; inhibitory-learning exposure; behavioural roots of CBT and BA; clinical applications across anxiety, OCD, PTSD, depression, and addiction. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — LGBTQ+ affirming psychiatric care

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LGBTQ+ affirming psychiatric care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on LGBTQ+ affirming psychiatric care: Meyer minority stress, disparities in depression anxiety substance use and suicidality, family rejection versus acceptance, inclusive SOGI assessment, rejection of conversion practices, LGB-affirmative CBT evidence, structural stigma, and intersectional practice. Affirming and evidence-based. Gender dysphoria medical pathways cross-linked to specialty leaf. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — lithium

1

high

Lithium

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on lithium — initiation and 12-hour trough levels, acute mania and bipolar maintenance evidence (BALANCE, Geddes, Severus), anti-suicide efficacy (Cipriani), renal/thyroid/parathyroid monitoring (McKnight, Shine, Kessing), toxicity and EXTRIP, interaction ladder, pregnancy (Patorno, Munk-Olsen), special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — long-acting injectable antipsychotics

1

high

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on long-acting injectable antipsychotics — agent map, oral overlap and loading, indications and adherence, real-world evidence (Tiihonen, Kishimoto), PRELAPSE and FEP data, PDSS, missed doses, monitoring, and when LAI does not replace clozapine. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — mood disorders

6

high

Major depressive disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on major depressive disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria and specifiers; epidemiology and suicide risk; monoamine and circuit models; differentials including bipolar and medical mimics; PHQ-9 and HAM-D in measurement-based care; STAR*D, antidepressant NMA, psychotherapy and ECT evidence; stepped care (RANZCP/NICE/APA/CANMAT); special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Melancholic and atypical depression specifiers

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on DSM-5-TR melancholic features and atypical features as depressive episode specifiers — operational criteria, epidemiology, HPA and reverse-vegetative mechanisms, differentials, assessment, biological intensity including ECT and historical MAOI preferential response, psychotherapy, RANZCP/NICE/APA/CANMAT deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) — DSM-5-TR consolidation of dysthymia and chronic major depression, double depression, 2-year duration rules, Klein longitudinal course, antidepressant and CBASP evidence (Keller, Levkovitz, Cuijpers), stepped care with RANZCP/NICE/APA/CANMAT deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Psychotic depression

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on major depression with psychotic features — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 framing, mood-congruent vs incongruent content, elevated suicide risk, combination antidepressant plus antipsychotic evidence (STOP-PD, STOP-PD II, Spiker, Cochrane), ECT, differentials from schizophrenia-spectrum and organic psychosis, metabolic monitoring, and maintenance after remission. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Seasonal and atypical depression

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on seasonal pattern major depression (SAD) and depression with atypical features — DSM-5-TR/ICD framing, circadian mechanisms, light therapy parameters, Can-SAD, bupropion XL prevention, SSRIs, CBT-SAD, MAOI historical evidence, differentials, and guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Treatment-resistant depression

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on treatment-resistant depression — operational definitions and staging, pseudo-resistance, STAR*D sequential logic, switch and augmentation (lithium, T3, atypical antipsychotics), ECT, rTMS, ketamine/esketamine, psychotherapy, medical exclusion, and measurement-based care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — mental health law

1

high

Mental health law and involuntary treatment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on mental health law and involuntary treatment — principles of compulsory care, least restrictive alternative, capacity vs Mental Health Act frameworks, community treatment orders, human rights, perceived coercion, seclusion/restraint last resort, and jurisdiction-specific caution (do not invent section numbers). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional skills — mental state examination

1

high

Mental state examination

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on the Mental State Examination — all core domains (appearance, behaviour, speech, mood, affect, thought form and content, perception, cognition, insight, judgement), documentation standards, worked patterns for psychosis/depression/mania, organic discriminators, cultural caveats, rating-scale adjuncts, and CASC skills. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychotherapy

3

high

Mentalisation-based treatment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on mentalisation-based treatment (MBT): definition of mentalising, pre-mentalising modes, attachment-arousal model, not-knowing stance, individual-plus-group structure, landmark Bateman/Fonagy trials, MBT-A and ASPD extensions, comparators (DBT, SCM/GPM, schema, TFP), and stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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medium

Schema therapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on schema therapy (ST/SFT): early maladaptive schemas, schema domains, coping styles, schema modes, limited reparenting and experiential techniques, landmark Giesen-Bloo SFT vs TFP and Bamelis mixed-PD trials, group and implementation evidence, comparators (DBT, MBT, TFP, GPM), and stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Trauma-focused CBT and EMDR

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on trauma-focused psychological therapies — PE, CPT, CT-PTSD/TF-CBT, child TF-CBT, and EMDR — with Ehlers–Clark and exposure mechanisms, readiness, session architecture, meta-analytic and guideline evidence, complex presentations, pharmacotherapy interface, and CASC/MEQ pearls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — metabolic syndrome and psychotropic monitoring

1

high

Metabolic syndrome and psychotropic monitoring

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on metabolic syndrome and psychotropic monitoring — NCEP/IDF criteria, agent ranking by cardiometabolic liability, ADA/APA monitoring schedule, mechanisms, switch and metformin strategies, youth risk, CATIE/Correll/De Hert evidence, and RANZCP/NICE/APA physical-health expectations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Public and community psychiatry — military and veteran psychiatry

1

medium

Military and veteran psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on military and veteran psychiatry — deployment epidemiology, barriers to care, moral injury as formulation, MST, PCL-5/CAPS-5 assessment, PE/CPT evidence, SSRI/SNRI dosing, prazosin equipoise, suicide and weapons risk, transition pathways, and dual-loyalty ethics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — atypical and multimodal antidepressants

1

medium

Mirtazapine, bupropion and multimodal antidepressants

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of mirtazapine (NaSSA), bupropion (NDRI) and multimodal agents (vortioxetine, vilazodone, agomelatine) — mechanisms, adult oral doses, sexual-function and smoking niches, seizure risk, STAR*D/CO-MED combination evidence, and RANZCP/CANMAT practice frames. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — monoamine oxidase inhibitors

1

high

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of monoamine oxidase inhibitors — irreversible nonselective agents, RIMA moclobemide, selegiline transdermal system, tyramine and washouts, serotonin toxicity combinations, hypertensive crisis, atypical depression and STAR*D late-pathway TRD use. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — mood stabilisers

1

high

Mood stabilisers

Exam-exhaustive fellowship psychopharmacology of mood stabilisers — lithium, valproate, lamotrigine, carbamazepine: mechanisms, levels, monitoring, toxicity and EXTRIP, teratogenicity hierarchy, BALANCE and maintenance evidence, enzyme-induction interactions, HLA-B*1502, pregnancy and contraception, when not to use valproate. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — morbid jealousy and erotomania

1

medium

Morbid jealousy and erotomania

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on morbid (pathological/delusional) jealousy including Othello syndrome and erotomania (de Clérambault): DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 mapping, primary versus secondary causes, partner and third-party risk, stalking interface, assessment, pharmacotherapy and psychological management, organic and alcohol pathways, and forensic report principles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — motivational interviewing

1

medium

Motivational interviewing

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on motivational interviewing — spirit (PACE), OARS, four processes, change vs sustain talk (DARN-CAT), righting reflex, stages of change interface, MET, substance-use and medical behaviour-change evidence (MATCH, UKATT, COMBINE, Cochrane), dual diagnosis, cultural adaptation, training and fidelity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — psychosocial interventions

1

medium

Mutual help programmes and contingency management

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on mutual-help programmes (AA, NA, SMART Recovery, TSF) and contingency management (voucher and prize-based reinforcement) — definitions, mechanisms, landmark evidence, protocol parameters, dual-diagnosis integration, ethics, and regional deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — psychosis

2

high

Negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia — primary versus secondary negatives, deficit syndrome, SANS/PANSS and NIMH domains, MATRICS cognition, functional outcome, limited pharmacotherapy evidence with careful cariprazine and clozapine nuance, cognitive remediation, and psychosocial rehabilitation. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on treatment-resistant schizophrenia — TRRIP criteria, pseudo-resistance, LAI before labelling, clozapine pathway core, ultra-treatment resistance, ECT augmentation, psychosocial care, and regional guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — neonatal abstinence

1

medium

Neonatal abstinence syndrome

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on neonatal abstinence syndrome and neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome — definition, epidemiology, mechanisms, Finnegan vs Eat-Sleep-Console assessment, non-pharmacologic care, opioid pharmacotherapy, maternal OAT implications (MOTHER/Suarez), differential diagnosis, breastfeeding, and non-punitive dyad care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — nicotine and behavioural addictions

1

medium

Nicotine and behavioural addictions

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on nicotine/tobacco use disorder (FTND, combination NRT, varenicline, bupropion, e-cigarettes, EAGLES, dual diagnosis with SMI), gambling disorder, and gaming/internet-use disorders (ICD-11 vs DSM-5-TR). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — substance use disorders

2

high

Opioid substitution therapy and withdrawal

Fellowship-depth leaf on opioid withdrawal and substitution: COWS staging, symptomatic care, methadone and buprenorphine induction/titration/monitoring, naloxone rescue, naltrexone timing, pregnancy OAT, and retention-mortality evidence. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Opioid use disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on opioid use disorder — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 criteria; overdose and naloxone; COWS withdrawal; methadone and buprenorphine OAT doses and monitoring; naltrexone; harm reduction; pregnancy and dual pain pathways; landmark trials and regional guideline deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — psychopharmacology

1

high

Paediatric psychopharmacology

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on paediatric psychopharmacology — developmental PK/PD, when to medicate, SSRI black-box communication and youth dosing, ADHD stimulants and non-stimulants with growth/CV monitoring, antipsychotic metabolic risk (Correll, TEOSS), ASD irritability (RUPP), consent/capacity with parents (Gillick), emergency adverse effects, and landmark CAP trials (TADS, CAMS, MTA, Cipriani, Cortese). Distinct from adult drug monographs and single-disorder hubs. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — clinical paraphilic disorders

1

medium

Paraphilic disorders (clinical)

Exam-exhaustive fellowship atlas on clinical paraphilic disorders — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 interest-versus-disorder threshold, epidemiology of interests, mechanisms (dual control and motivation–facilitation), voluntary help-seeking assessment, differential from CSBD/OCD/gender incongruence, child-protection and suicide red flags, CBT and WFSBP-aligned stepped pharmacotherapy, subtype scenarios, and regional ethics. Clinical primary; forensic interface secondary. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — perinatal

2

high

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders — antenatal and postnatal depression, postpartum psychosis, perinatal anxiety and OCD, bonding, suicide and infanticide risk assessment principles, safe prescribing in pregnancy and lactation, ECT, mother-baby units, and safeguarding. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

Open

high

Postpartum psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on postpartum psychosis — onset timing, bipolar spectrum link, dual mother-infant risk, organic differential, admission and mother-baby units, Bergink-informed lithium/antipsychotic/benzodiazepine algorithms, ECT, lactation decisions, recurrence and prevention in subsequent pregnancies. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — personality theory

1

medium

Personality theory for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on personality theory for psychiatrists — trait models (FFM/Big Five, Cloninger), psychodynamic and cognitive-interpersonal frames, continuum to personality disorder, AMPD and ICD-11 dimensional models, assessment, formulation, and clinical application. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — pharmaceutical and OTC misuse

1

medium

Pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drug misuse

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on pharmaceutical and over-the-counter drug misuse — codeine and Australian rescheduling, gabapentinoids, loperamide cardiotoxicity, DXM, antihistamines, purple drank, diverted psychotropics and stimulants, pseudoephedrine precursor control, assessment, OAT for pharmaceutical opioids, and regional policy deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — pharmacogenomics

1

medium

Pharmacogenomics in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric pharmacogenomics — CYP metaboliser phenotypes, CPIC antidepressant and atomoxetine guidance, HLA safety testing for carbamazepine/oxcarbazepine, commercial panel limits, GUIDED/PRIME Care literacy, TDM integration, and counselling. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — phototherapy and chronotherapy

1

low

Phototherapy and chronotherapy

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on phototherapy (bright light therapy) and chronotherapy — 10,000 lux protocols, SAD and nonseasonal depression evidence (Golden, Can-SAD, Lam 2016, Pjrek), circadian phase-response logic, bipolar midday light (Sit), wake therapy and triple chronotherapy, safety and regional deltas. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — physical examination and investigations

1

high

Physical examination and investigations in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on physical examination and investigations in psychiatry — neurological exam essentials, tiered baseline and red-flag work-up, metabolic monitoring before and during psychotropics, ECG/QTc decision rules, when to order CT/MRI/LP/EEG/autoimmune testing, and organic exclusion algorithms. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Emergency psychiatry — police liaison and community emergency detention

1

medium

Police liaison and community emergency detention

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on police–mental-health liaison in the community, emergency detention principles (public-place vs private-premises pathways), place-of-safety standards, CIT and co-responder/street-triage models, medical-first assessment, least-restrictive alternatives, information-sharing, documentation, equity, and multi-region legal humility without inventing statutes. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Old age psychiatry — psychotropic prescribing

1

high

Prescribing psychotropics in older adults

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on prescribing psychotropics in older adults — age-related PK/PD, Beers and STOPP/START, start-low-go-slow-but-go, antipsychotic mortality/stroke black-box in dementia, QTc, falls, SIADH, anticholinergic burden, class-specific dosing and monitoring, deprescribing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — prevention and early intervention

1

medium

Prevention and early intervention in mental health

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on prevention and early intervention in mental health: Gordon and Caplan frameworks, Rose population strategy, life-course and ACE-informed selective programmes, school-based and perinatal prevention, indicated prevention of depression and clinical high-risk for psychosis, DUP reduction, multi-element early intervention services (OPUS/RAISE), clinical staging, ethics and implementation. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — prison mental health

1

medium

Prison mental health

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on prison mental health — prevalence of SMI and SUD, reception screening, suicide and self-harm, dual diagnosis, segregation harms, equivalence of care, transfer pathways, and release transition risk. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — nosology

1

high

Psychiatric classification: DSM-5-TR and ICD-11

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric classification — ICD vs DSM history and governance, categorical vs dimensional models, ICD-11 personality and psychosis reforms, hierarchical taxonomy (HiTOP) and RDoC, reliability validity and clinical utility, dual-system clinical coding, and multi-board exam traps. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

foundations — psychiatric genetics and epigenetics

1

high

Psychiatric genetics and epigenetics

Exam-exhaustive psychiatric genetics and epigenetics for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: heritability and twin/adoption designs; liability-threshold and ACE models; GWAS architecture of schizophrenia and depression; CNVs including 22q11.2DS; polygenic risk scores and clinical limits; epigenetics as GxE mechanism; genetic counselling basics and ethics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Public and community psychiatry — rehabilitation and recovery services

1

high

Psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery services

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery services: clinical, functional and personal recovery (CHIME); evidence-based packages including ACT/ICM, IPS supported employment, Housing First, family psychoeducation, IMR, cognitive remediation, peer support and Clubhouse; fidelity, stepped intensity and recovery-oriented service design. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — psychological and neuropsychological testing

1

medium

Psychological and neuropsychological testing

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychological and neuropsychological testing for psychiatrists — bedside screens (MMSE, MoCA, FAB, CAM), DSM-5 cognitive domains, formal NP referral, intelligence and personality testing principles, schizophrenia batteries (MATRICS MCCB, BACS, RBANS, HVLT-R), effort/validity (Slick/Sherman, TOMM), Green cognition–function evidence, practice effects and cultural pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Foundations — psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoimmunology

1

medium

Psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoimmunology

Exam-exhaustive fellowship foundation on psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoimmunology: HPA/HPG/HPT axes, allostatic load, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, tuberoinfundibular prolactin pharmacology, cytokine–brain signalling, sickness behaviour, inflammatory depression and psychosis risk evidence, investigation limits, and clinical application without biomarker overclaim. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — pregnancy and lactation

1

high

Psychopharmacology in pregnancy and lactation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship perinatal psychopharmacology — untreated illness versus drug risks, antidepressants (cardiac absolute risk, PNAS, PPHN), antipsychotics and gestational diabetes, lithium/valproate/lamotrigine hierarchy with valproate avoid, benzodiazepines, lactation RID principles, shared decision and multi-guideline frames. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — psychosocial rehabilitation in psychosis

1

medium

Psychosocial rehabilitation in psychosis

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on psychosocial rehabilitation for schizophrenia-spectrum and other psychotic disorders — recovery constructs, PORT-aligned packages (family psychoeducation, IPS, cognitive remediation, skills training, IMR, ACT/ICM), FEP vocational pathways, fidelity, and RANZCP/NICE/APA frames. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — secondary / organic psychosis

1

high

Psychotic disorder due to another medical condition

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychotic disorder due to another medical condition — DSM-5-TR/ICD-11 framing, endocrine/neuro/autoimmune/metabolic/infective cause map, red-flag work-up tiers, when to image/LP/EEG, cautious symptomatic antipsychotics, and NMDAR/AE red-flag link without duplicating the full autoimmune monograph. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — renal and hepatic disease

1

high

Psychotropics in renal and hepatic disease

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on psychotropic prescribing in renal impairment (including dialysis) and hepatic disease — PK/PD principles, agent selection, lithium–CKD evidence, CAST/ASCEND depression trials, hepatotoxicity, Child–Pugh dosing, benzodiazepine encephalopathy risk, TDM and toxicity pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Psychopharmacology — sedation and driving

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Psychotropics, sedation and driving advice

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on psychotropic medications, residual sedation and fitness to drive — illness vs drug effects, BZD and zopiclone hangover evidence, SDLP on-road science, crash epidemiology, counselling algorithms, commercial vs private licences, ADHD stimulant nuance, and regional fitness-to-drive frameworks. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Foundations — rating scales and measurement-based care

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Rating scales and measurement-based care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on psychiatric rating scales and measurement-based care — PHQ-9, GAD-7, HAM-D, MADRS, PANSS, YMRS, CGI, MoCA/MMSE caveats, reliability and validity, carefully cited cut-offs, MBC evidence (Guo, STAR*D, Fortney, Lewis), and implementation pitfalls. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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General adult psychiatry — reactive attachment and disinhibited social engagement

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Reactive attachment and disinhibited social engagement disorders

Exam-exhaustive general-adult fellowship reference on RAD and DSED — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, disorder versus style, BEIP and ERA evidence including child-to-adult residual trajectories, caregiving-first management, rejection of coercive attachment therapies, and adult psychiatry traps when residual early-deprivation burden is mislabelled as personality or forensic 'adult RAD'. Distinct from the CAP clinical leaf. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Public and community psychiatry — refugee and asylum seeker mental health

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high

Refugee and asylum seeker mental health

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on refugee and asylum seeker mental health — legal status versus diagnosis, pre/peri/post-migration determinants, epidemiology of PTSD and depression, detention and temporary protection harm, culturally safe assessment with interpreters, trauma-focused and WHO low-intensity interventions, pharmacotherapy adjuncts, and child/torture-survivor scenarios. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Foundations — research methods and study design

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high

Research methods and study design

Exam-exhaustive research methods for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: match design to PICO question; RCT anatomy (randomisation, concealment, blinding, ITT); cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, qualitative, systematic review/meta-analysis; bias and confounding; CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA reporting basics; psychiatry-specific design pitfalls. Distinct from critical appraisal numeracy (NNT, forest plots).

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Forensic psychiatry — risk assessment

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Risk assessment in forensic settings

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on risk assessment in forensic settings — UCJ vs actuarial vs SPJ; HCR-20 conceptual domains; formulation and scenarios; protective factors (SAPROF concepts); institutional vs community horizons; light sexual-offending pointer; RNR; multi-agency public protection principles; forensic report structure. Distinct from emergency violence-risk imminence. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Psychopharmacology — rTMS, VNS and DBS

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rTMS, VNS and deep brain stimulation

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on rTMS/iTBS, implanted vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression — protocols, safety, landmark trials (O'Reardon, George, THREE-D, SAINT/SNT, Rush VNS, Mayberg/Holtzheimer/Dougherty DBS), evidence ladder versus ECT, and regional access. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Public and community psychiatry — school and workplace mental health

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School and workplace mental health

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on school and workplace mental health: multi-tiered school systems, SEL, SEYLE/YAM, Good Behavior Game, school prevention meta-analyses, workplace psychosocial risk models (demand-control, ERI, JD-R, burnout), organisational vs individual interventions, return-to-work evidence, disclosure and stigma, and psychiatrist roles. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — school refusal and school anxiety

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School refusal and school anxiety

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on school refusal and school anxiety — behaviour not diagnosis, Kearney four-function analysis, Egger community psychiatry associations, exposure-based CBT and caregiver training, graded return-to-school, SSRI evidence for underlying anxiety (CAMS) and Melvin fluoxetine augmentation, family accommodation, and stepped care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Public and community psychiatry — restrictive practices

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high

Seclusion, restraint and least-restrictive care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on seclusion, physical/mechanical/chemical restraint, and least-restrictive care — definitions, harms evidence, indication thresholds, monitoring and positional safety, Six Core Strategies, Safewards, Project BETA avoidance principles, trauma-informed reduction, special populations, governance and documentation. Principles only; no invented statute section numbers. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — SSRIs

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high

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Exam-exhaustive fellowship class monograph on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — agents, adult doses, pharmacokinetics and CYP differences, licensed indications, black-box early suicide monitoring, sexual dysfunction, hyponatraemia, bleeding, QTc ceilings, serotonin toxicity, discontinuation, switching and MAOI washouts, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Emergency psychiatry — self-harm and crisis

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high

Self-harm and crisis intervention

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on self-harm presentations and crisis response — NSSI vs suicide attempt on the intent continuum; epidemiology and repetition/suicide risk after hospital-treated self-harm; affect-regulation functions; NICE-style medical-then-psychosocial assessment; Stanley-Brown safety planning; brief contact and psychological interventions; disposition; youth vs adult; cultural safety and non-stigmatising language. Distinct from suicide-risk-assessment (focus here is self-harm care pathway). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Specialty psychiatry — sexual dysfunction and paraphilias

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Sexual dysfunction and paraphilias

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on sexual dysfunction across desire, arousal, orgasm and pain phases; medication-induced sexual side-effects; assessment and stepped management; and paraphilic disorders carefully distinguished from non-pathological sexual diversity, with risk, child protection, and WFSBP-aligned pharmacological framing. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — sexual offending

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high

Sexual offending

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on sexual offending for forensic psychiatry — legal vs clinical constructs; pedophilia vs child sexual offending; motivation–facilitation model; static/dynamic/protective risk (Static-99R, STABLE/ACUTE concepts); multi-source assessment; RNR-informed psychological treatment; WFSBP-aligned pharmacotherapy principles for high-risk paraphilic pathways; multi-agency public protection; ethics. Clinical and non-sensational. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — SNRIs and NRIs

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high

SNRIs and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of SNRIs and selective NRIs — venlafaxine dose-dependent SERT/NET occupancy, desvenlafaxine, duloxetine depression and pain licences, milnacipran class, reboxetine publication-bias evidence, atomoxetine as ADHD NRI pointer, BP monitoring, discontinuation, hyponatraemia, serotonin toxicity, STAR*D switch and Cipriani ranking humility. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

foundations — social determinants of mental health

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Social determinants of mental health

Exam-exhaustive social determinants of mental health for FRANZCP and MRCPsych: Marmot/Allen/Lund frameworks; structural vs intermediate determinants; life-course and ACE pathways; poverty, inequality, housing, education, employment, racism, migration, urbanicity; Rose population strategy; stigma as structural force; clinical social needs screening; multi-level interventions and equity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Foundations — social psychology and group dynamics

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Social psychology and group dynamics

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on social psychology and group dynamics for psychiatrists — attribution, attitudes and dissonance, conformity, obedience, bystander processes, social identity, groupthink and polarisation, stigma, family expressed emotion, and applications to teams, groups, and formulation. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — somatic symptom and related disorders

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Somatic symptom disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on somatic symptom disorder — DSM-5-TR criteria and the medically unexplained pivot, ICD-11 bodily distress framing, discriminators vs illness anxiety/FND/factitious/malingering, PHQ-15 assessment, collaborative stepped care, CBT evidence, pharmacotherapy humility, and avoiding iatrogenic harm. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — spirituality and religion in psychiatry

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Spirituality and religion in psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on spirituality and religion in psychiatric practice: definitions, WPA position, HOPE/FICA assessment, religious coping, distinguishing normative faith experience from psychosis content, chaplaincy, and professional boundaries. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Forensic psychiatry — stalking and harassment

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Stalking and harassment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on stalking and harassment for forensic psychiatry — legal vs clinical constructs; Mullen and RECON typologies; epidemiology and victim harm; multi-domain risk (violence, persistence, recurrence, psychosocial damage); multi-source assessment; management of stalker and victim safety; psychosis/erotomania interface; duty-to-protect principles; ethics. Non-sensational. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — stigma, recovery and rights-based care

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Stigma, recovery and rights-based care

Exam-exhaustive fellowship topic on mental health stigma (public, self, structural, courtesy), recovery models including CHIME, rights-based care and CRPD principles, shared decision-making, peer support, and anti-stigma strategy evidence. Legal frameworks stated as principles only; jurisdiction-specific statutes not invented. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — stimulant and methamphetamine use

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high

Stimulant and methamphetamine use

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on stimulant and methamphetamine use — intoxication and withdrawal, methamphetamine-associated psychosis, cardiovascular risk, behavioural disturbance, psychosocial treatment (contingency management, CBT, Matrix), limited pharmacotherapy evidence, dual diagnosis and harm reduction. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — stimulant intoxication and withdrawal

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high

Stimulant intoxication and withdrawal

Fellowship-depth atlas on stimulant intoxication and withdrawal as acute clinical states — medical toxicity (hyperthermia, ACS, rhabdomyolysis, stroke), behavioural disturbance, methamphetamine-associated psychosis, crash time course and suicide risk, supportive care, and the explicit absence of an approved anti-craving or substitution standard of care. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — stimulants and ADHD medications

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Stimulants and ADHD medications

Exam-exhaustive fellowship pharmacology of ADHD medications — methylphenidate and amphetamine formulations with doses and monitoring, atomoxetine, guanfacine and clonidine, DAT/NET mechanisms, MTA and Cortese NMA, cardiovascular safety (Cooper/Habel/Hennissen/Farhat), diversion and misuse, switching, adult versus child pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Addiction psychiatry — substance-induced mood and anxiety disorders

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high

Substance-induced mood and anxiety disorders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on substance/medication-induced mood and anxiety disorders — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 timing rules, alcohol stimulant and cannabis pathways, discriminators from independent mood/anxiety disorders, suicide risk windows, watchful waiting versus early antidepressant, dual-diagnosis management with named doses, and board discriminators. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — substance/medication-induced psychosis

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high

Substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder — DSM-5-TR and ICD-11 criteria, temporal rules versus primary psychosis, cannabis and stimulant and corticosteroid pathways, conversion risk (Starzer, Niemi-Pynttäri, Murrie), acute and definitive management with named doses, dual-diagnosis integrated care, and exam discriminators. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Emergency psychiatry — suicide risk

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high

Suicide risk assessment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on suicide risk assessment and management — epidemiology; static vs dynamic vs protective factors; ideation-to-action models; structured interview and C-SSRS concepts; means restriction; Stanley-Brown safety planning; disposition; post-discharge peak risk; lithium and clozapine anti-suicide evidence; special populations; CASC communication. Non-stigmatising language. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — teaching and supervision skills

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low

Teaching and supervision skills for psychiatrists

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on teaching and supervision for psychiatrists: definitions of educational vs clinical vs managerial supervision, Proctor-style functions, Miller pyramid and CBME/WBA, one-minute preceptor microskills, feedback models (Ende, R2C2, Teaching on the run), deliberate practice, underperforming trainee and failure-to-fail, remediation, educational alliance, faculty development, and regional training frameworks. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — therapeutic security

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medium

Therapeutic security and secure care levels

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on therapeutic security and secure care levels — physical, procedural and relational domains; high/medium/low secure definitions; DUNDRUM-style triage and recovery; relational security practice; step-up/step-down; long-stay; discharge outcomes. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — service interface

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medium

Transition from CAMHS to adult services

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on transition from CAMHS/CAP to adult mental health services — transfer versus transition, TRACK and MILESTONE evidence, age-boundary epidemiology, dual-threshold care gaps, managed transition components, youth 12–25 models, capacity and family involvement, and disposition pathways. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Consultation-liaison — transplant and ICU psychiatry

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Transplant and ICU psychiatry

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on transplant psychiatry (pre-listing psychosocial evaluation, SIPAT/ISHLT-style domains, adherence, substance risk, immunosuppressant neuropsychiatry) and the ICU psychiatry interface (CAM-ICU/RASS/PADIS delirium pointer, fluctuating capacity, PICS and post-ICU PTSD including family). FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

General adult psychiatry — OCRD / BFRB

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medium

Trichotillomania and excoriation disorder

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on trichotillomania and excoriation (skin-picking) disorder — DSM-5-TR OCRD criteria; automatic vs focused styles; differentials vs alopecia areata and OCD/BDD; MGH-HPS/SPS; habit reversal training and ComB/ACT-enhanced BT; adult NAC RCTs (Grant 2009/2016) vs paediatric NAC null (Bloch); limited SSRI signal; clomipramine and olanzapine specialist options; trichobezoar and infection emergencies. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — TCAs and heterocyclics

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high

Tricyclic and heterocyclic antidepressants

Exam-exhaustive fellowship monograph on tricyclic and heterocyclic antidepressants — tertiary vs secondary amines, residual indications (MDD, OCD/clomipramine, neuropathic pain, migraine), adult doses, AGNP-style therapeutic plasma levels, ECG and anticholinergic monitoring, fatal toxicity index, full overdose algorithm (QRS, aVR, sodium bicarbonate, avoid list), heterocyclic relatives, MAOI washouts, special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Psychopharmacology — valproate

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high

Valproate

Exam-exhaustive fellowship psychopharmacology of valproate/divalproex — acute mania and oral loading, trough levels, BALANCE maintenance limits versus lithium, pregnancy-prevention hierarchy (EURAP, NEAD, ASD risk), PCOS-like endocrine effects, hyperammonaemic encephalopathy, LFT/platelet monitoring, and lamotrigine interaction. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — victimology and trauma

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medium

Victimology and trauma in forensic settings

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on victimology in forensic settings: crime-related trauma spectra (ASD/PTSD/ICD-11 cPTSD), poly-victimisation and ACE dose-response, secondary victimisation by justice systems, victim–offender overlap, IPV and sexual-assault pathways, acute-to-definitive trauma care with doses, civil disability interface for victims, staff secondary traumatic stress, and trauma-informed forensic practice. Jurisdiction principles only. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Emergency psychiatry — violence risk

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high

Violence risk assessment

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on violence risk assessment — static vs dynamic vs protective factors; HCR-20 and structured professional judgement concepts; imminence vs long-term tools; mental illness–violence relationship without stigma; command hallucinations; substance use; personality; risk formulation and management plans; least restrictive care; documentation; special populations. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Professional — working with interpreters and CALD communities

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high

Working with interpreters and CALD communities

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on working with professional interpreters and CALD communities in psychiatry — language concordance, ad hoc interpreter errors, interpreter workflow (brief, seating, first-person, debrief), MSE and risk through interpreters, cultural formulation interface, special populations, and equity. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Forensic psychiatry — young offenders

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Young offenders

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on young offenders and youth justice mental health — detention prevalence, Moffitt developmental pathways, trauma and neurodevelopmental comorbidity, SAVRY-informed assessment, suicide/self-harm, diversion, MST/FFT/TFCO principles, multi-agency care, and transition risk. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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Domain

Child and adolescent psychiatry — youth self-harm and suicide

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high

Youth self-harm and suicide

Exam-exhaustive fellowship reference on youth (child and adolescent) self-harm and suicide — epidemiology, developmental risk and protective factors, NSSI vs suicide attempt on the intent continuum, psychosocial assessment with private youth interview plus family and school interfaces, Gillick/developmental competence and confidentiality limits, safety planning and means restriction without graphic methods, CAMHS disposition pathways, DBT-A and family intervention evidence, antidepressant monitoring context, and non-stigmatising language. Distinct from adult suicide-risk-assessment and adult self-harm-and-crisis-intervention topics. FRANZCP-primary, globally tagged.

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