The MRCPSYCH course is currently being modified into a Paper I, Paper II and Paper III course. Stay tune for more updates.

MRCPsych Paper II Written examination

The content for the MRCPsych Paper I Written examination includes:

• General Adult
• History and mental state examination
• Cognitive assessment
• Neurological examination
• Assessment
• Aetiology
• Diagnosis
• Classification


• Basic Psychopharmacology
• Basic psychological processes
• Human psychological development
• Social psychology
• Description and measurement
• Basic psychological treatments


• Prevention of psychiatric disorder
• Descriptive psychopathology
• Dynamic psychopathology


• History of psychiatry
• Basic ethics and philosophy of psychiatry
• Stigma and culture

MRCPsych Paper II Written examination

The content for the MRCPsych Paper II Written examination includes:

• General Adult
• General principles of psychopharmacology (pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics)
• Psychotropic drugs
• Adverse reactions
• Evaluation of treatments
• Neuropsychiatry (physiology, endocrinology, chemistry, anatomy, pathology)
• Genetics
• Statistics and research (basic)
• Epidemiology
• Advanced Psychological Processes and Treatments

MRCPsych Paper III Written examination

The content for the MRCPsych Paper III Written examination includes:

• General Adult
• Research methods
• Evidence based practice
• Statistics
• Critical Appraisal
• Clinical Topics
• Liaison
• Forensic
• Addiction
• Child and adolescent
• Psychotherapy
• Learning disability
• Rehabilitation