The
marking scheme for the MRCPsych Written Paper is available to
download
The MRCPsych Paper 3 will be 3 hours
long, containing a maximum of 200 questions. The paper will include
both ‘best answer 1 of 5’ style MCQs and EMIs. The Clinical Topics
will be approximately two thirds of the paper. The Critical
Review component will make up approximately one third of the
paper.
Sample questions are available here:
Paper 3 Clinical
Topics sample questions
Paper
3 Critical Review sample questions
General Adult
Research methods
Evidence based practice
Statistics
Critical Appraisal
Clinical Topics
Liaison
Forensic
Addiction
Child and adolescent
Psychotherapy
Learning disability
Rehabilitation
Old age psychiatry
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Breakdown of questions, Paper 3
(Clinical Topics)
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- General Adult
Psychiatry
- Classification of disease, preventative strategies
- Presentation of illness and treatment
- Hospital liaison psychiatry
- Neuropsychiatry
- Medicine relevant to psychiatry & HIV
- Research
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32
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Old age psychiatry
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15
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Addictions
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11
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Child & adolescent
psychiatry
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15
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Forensic psychiatry
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9
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Learning Disability
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10
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Psychotherapy &
Psychopathology
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8
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This breakdown is intended as a general guide
to the Clinical Topics content of Paper 3 and is subject to
change
MRCPsych
Paper 3 - Critical Review Syllabus