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Specialization is an important step in any profession across the globe. Postgraduate medical degree mandates entrance examination. Entrance examination per se is a competitive one, where the aim is to filter as many as possible. For the sake of applicability, MCQs play almost exclusive role in entrance examination as a method to assess the in-depth knowledge and practical skills of a student. Needless to say that if you get top rank, the chances of getting your desired course and college would be high. To achieve that, you should have to read the subjects in undergraduate period from all three angles – 1. Theoretical 2. Practical 3. Entrance oriented. The division of subjects is artificial, and had been done for the sake of simplicity. Understanding health with its problems as well as solutions, cutting across subjects is the key for success in the long-run. This holds true in entrance examination also, where not only your memory but also abstract thinking get tested. Psychiatry occupies a small portion during undergraduate curriculum, and usually carries less than 3% of questions in entrance also. It is often neglected by students and teachers, though psychiatric problems are very common in primary level. Hence, knowledge in psychiatry gives a cutting edge, both in practice and in entrance examination. This handbook serves both purposes and the readers interested are encouraged to refer standard textbooks for further ideas and clarifications. Organization of this book is unique and will help to inculcate clear and comprehensive knowledge about mental health problems and solutions to readers. Vast amount of information is presented in a concise manner with mnemonics, italics, and examples, so that the reader will not only grasp but also he/she can recollect it with ease.