FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2018

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
PSYCHIATRY
PAPER-II
PSY/J/18/39/II
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:

1. Clinical presentation and management of hallucinogen related
disorders.
5+5
2. What is interpersonal therapy? Discuss its indications and
principles.

3. Differentiate between suicide and parasuicide. Discuss
principles of suicide prevention.
5+5
4. Trichotillomania: its clinical presentation and management.
5+5
5. Define obsession. Briefly discuss various forms and content of
obsessions with examples.
2+8
6. Etiogenesis and management of delirium.
4+6
7. What is multiple sclerosis? Discuss briefly psychiatric
presentations in multiple sclerosis and their management.

8. Clinical presentation and management of borderline personality
disorder.
5+5
9. What is treatment resistant schizophrenia? Discuss differences
between true and pseudo resistance. Outline management of
treatment resistant schizophrenia.

10. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of
generalised anxiety disorder.
5+5