Seven steps towards a PhD in psychiatry.

Objectives: The present review aims to describe the main steps for completing a psychiatric PhD thesis with success.

Methods: A selective review of the literature and the author's experience as a psychiatrist completing a PhD.

Results: Deciding upon a topic, choosing a mentor, organising your time, persevering and remaining motivated are the key elements.

Olanzapine-induced eccrine squamous syringometaplasia.

Eccrine squamous syringometaplasia is a histopathologic pattern that has mainly been described in patients receiving chemotherapy. Its association to nonchemotherapeutic agents is rare, with very few cases reported in the literature. We present the case of a 55-year-old patient with schizophrenia, who developed a skin eruption 5 weeks after initiating treatment with olanzapine.