Essential Mental Models for a Psychiatrist - The Art of Complex Problem Solving

Dr. Sanil Rege is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Founder of Psych Scene and Vita Healthcare. Good clinical practice is about translating academic knowledge into real-world problem-solving. The essential skills required for this are strategy development and implementation. These skills despite being crucial are not imparted in textbooks. This video covers: How to minimize errors, Strategic problem solving, Thinking in terms of probabilities, developing a formulation matrix, and using the six domain management plan. Clinical practice will never be the same after you master these mental models.

Take-Home Points

• Specific diagnostic criteria (DSM-IV/V) are intended as guidelines only –they should be informed by clinical judgment and not used in a cookbook fashion.

• Organic disorders within mental health patients can directly contribute to the psychopathology of the patient.

• Checklists will make your life easier.