This is a draft article that we will soon republish in a clear format, referencing the original source. The purpose is to find all the evidence regarding the RCPsych Exams and make them accessible to help researchers and students prepare for the MRCPsych Examinations. These articles are already available in journals, particularly the BJPsych Bulletin, albeit in the least-accessible format. We are thankful that the Royal College has published previous print-only articles as scanned PDFs under the Creative Commons license. The articles I am publishing here are currently not creative-commons. We will soon discuss and hope to make them available under a similar license so everyone can benefit by sharing them anywhere.  The publication of four articles on MCQs in the MRCPsych (Psychiatric Bulletin, February 1991, 15, 87, 88, 90 and 108) is to be applauded for providing some helpful guidelines on how to approach them and should be welcomed by trainees as the uncertainty of what awaits and i

  F.C.P.S. PART II     EXAMINATION APRIL 1990 PAPER I . SUBJECT:  PSYCHIATRY. Time allowed - 3 hours Instructions ;   1. Answer all questions.   Use separate answer books for each question.   Differentiate between Alzheimer’s and picks dementias.  What investigation will you carry out in an elderly a confused person who has suffered an acute brain dysfunction? Discuss aetiological factors of drug dependence. What preventive measures are needed to check this menace. Discuss the psychiatric aspects of head injury. Give briefly .psychiatric presentation or” hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.