The book has been prepared as per the competency based medical education curriculum. The text is divided into 22 well-formatted chapters in an easy-to-understand language. It includes recent advances in psychiatry, especially in biological psychiatry. Certain topics such as psychoanalysis are covered which may not be so relevant in today’s clinical practice but have a remarkable historical significance.

• Fully updated with ICD-11 classification of diseases.
• Content is as per NMC competencies guidelines of CBME curriculum.
• Conceptual and clinically oriented content text updated with recent advances in psychiatry.
• Written in a simple, easy-to-understand language for better retention.
• Concepts explained with clinical examples and case-based questions are incorporated at end of chapters.