Psychiatry: Breaking the ICE contains everything psychiatry trainees need in order feel confident and competent in general adult inpatient and community placements.

• A practical and reassuring guide to life as a psychiatrist, structured around the tasks expected both in day-to-day practice and in out-of-hours work
• Key themes running throughout the book include ethical and legal issues, risk assessment and management, patient experience and safe prescribing
• The authors are closely involved in the training, mentoring and supervision of core trainees, and know the real-world challenges faced by junior psychiatrists

Sarah Stringer, Independent Section 12 Approved Doctor; Extreme Psychiatry Course Lead and Honorary Lecturer, King's College London, UK

Juliet Hurn, Consultant Psychiatrist, Southwark North-West Support and Recovery Team, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Anna M Burnside, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist and RAID Clinical Lead, East London NHS Foundation Trust, UK