MRCPsych recommended reading by Maudsley Institute of Psychiatry, London.

General Texts:

• Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry 
  by Michael Gelder, Richard Mayou, Philip Cowen
  Maudsley says: Good introduction for MRCPsych Part 1, but some have found it lacking in enough detail.
  


• Kaplan & Saddock's Synopsis of Psychiatry
  by Benjamin J. Sadock (Editor), Virginia A. Sadock (Editor) 
  Maudsley says: An American publication, lots of useful tables but mainly written for DSMIV but does include the ICD10 diagnosis, uncertain of value for Part 1 exam
  
  
• College Seminar Series on Adult Psychiatry
  by G. Stein (Editor), G. Wilkinson (Editor) 
  Maudsley says: A highly recommended book as many of the general adult MCQs seem to contain answers in this. Also represents the College's view and useful for the Part 2 essays.
  
  
• Companion to Psychiatric Studies
  by Johnstone et al
  Maudsley says: Some swear by it, others never use it! 

• Organic Psychiatry
  by W A Lishman
  Maudsley says: Highly recommended as a reference text, ?necessary for the exam 

Psychology

• Dictionary of Psychology, Penguin
  by Arthur S. Reber, Emily Reber, Emily S. Reber (Editor) 
  Maudsley says: Useful for MCQs
  
  
• Psychology for the MRCPsych
  by Marcus Munafo 

Psychopathology

• Symptoms of the Mind
  by Sims 
  Maudsley says: Most people use this very good, but too much padding 

Psychotherapy

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychiatric Problems : A Practical Guide 
  by Hawton et al
  Maudsley says: A good practical guide, going through CBT programmes for different disorders
  
  
• Dictionary of Psychotherapy
  by Sue Walrond-Skinner (Editor) 
  Maudsley says: Useful for MCQs

Child Psychiatry

• Child Psychiatry 
  by Robert Goodman, Stephen Scott 
  Maudsley says: More of an introductory text.
  
  
• Child and adolescent psychiatry: modern approaches
  by M Rutter, L Hersov (1995)  
  Oxford, Blackwell

Drug and Alcohol

• Seminars in Alcohol and Drug Misuse (College Seminars S.) 
  by Jonathan Chick (Editor), Roch Cantwell (Editor)
  Gaskell (1994)

Forensic Psychiatry

• Seminars in Forensic Psychiatry (free full text available online in pdf format)
  by D Chiswick, R Cope (editors)
  Gaskell (1995)
  
  
• Forensic Psychiatry
  by J Gunn, PJ Taylor
  Butterworth-Heinemann (1995)

Liaison Psychiatry

• Seminars in Liaison Psychiatry (College Seminars S.) 
  by Elspeth Guthrie (Editor), Francis Creed (Editor)
  Gaskell (1996)

Old age Psychiatry

• Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry (College Seminars) 
  by Rob Butler (Editor), Brice Pitt (Editor)
  Gaskell

Exam orientated texts

MRCPsych Part 1

• Revision Notes in Psychiatry 
  by Basant K. Puri, Anne D. Hall 
  Maudsley says: Fairly good revision book compared to the rest available (not many). Not enough detail for the exam though.
  
  
• Examination Notes in Psychiatry : A Postgraduate Text
  by Buckley et al.

Often recommended by revision courses

• The MRCPsych Study Manual 
  by Ben Green (2nd Edition)
  Maudsley says: Covers the different aspects of the exams, eg MCQs, Essays, Clinical, PMPs, Critical review, etc. Has some sample questions and tips for each part of the exam

MRCPsych Part 2

• Sciences basic to psychiatry
  by Puri & Tyrer
  
  
• Critical Reviews in Psychiatry
  Brown & Wilkinson (2000) 
  Gaskell, London