First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship

by Latha G. Stead

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A high-yield insider's guide to the psychiatry clerkship in the super-effective First Aid format

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW (of previous edition)
"This is probably the best overall review book for medical students doing a psychiatry rotation. Its organization and thoroughness are unsurpassed, putting it above similar review books. Students who thoroughly read this book should have no trouble successfully completing their psychiatry clerkship and passing the shelf exam. As course director for the core psychiatry clerkship at my institution, I will recommend this book to students."--Doody's Review Service

First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship gives you the core information needed to impress on the wards and pass the psychiatry clerkship exam. Written by students who know what it takes to succeed, and based on the national guidelines for the psychiatry clerkship, the book is filled with mnemonics, ward and exam tips, tables, clinical images, algorithms, and newly added mini-cases.

Features

Completely revised based on the psychiatry clerkship's core competencies Written by medical students who passed and reviewed by faculty for accuracy NEW integrated mini-cases illustrate classic patient presentations and/or commonly tested scenarios NEW illustrations and management algorithms Updated throughout with enhanced sections on medications, depression/anxiety, and child psychiatry Helps students hone in on the most important concepts for the clerkship and the exam

The content you need to ace the clerkship:
Section I: How to Succeed in the Psychiatry Clerkship Section II: High-Yield Facts; Examination and Diagnosis; Psychotic Disorders; Mood Disorders; Anxiety and Adjustment Disorders; Personality Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Cognitive Disorders; Geriatric Disorders; Psychiatric Disorders in Children; Dissociative Disorders; Somataform and Factitious Disorders; Impulse Control Disorders; Eating Disordes; Disorders; Sleep Disorders; Sexual Disorders; Psychtherapies; Psychopharmacology; Legal Issues; Section III: Awards and Opportunities.

Genres: Medical, Medicine, Psychiatry

525 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Jayyan Al-Bailasan · Rating 3 out of 5]

ممتاز للمراجعة ولإعطاء فكرة مبسطة عن الطب النفسي ، لكن لا يمكن اعتماده كمرجع أساسي

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for prepping for the Psychiatry Shelf and day-to-day for the Psych clerkship. I almost entirely relied on this for Shelf prep and got a 91.

[The Rose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basics. Nice bedtime reading.

[Dustin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not helpful at all. Bad scenarios. Poor format. Very unhappy.

[Keenan Boulnemour · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good review. Not enough on its own to cover the psych shelf, so supplementing with practice Q's is a must along with this.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book as content review to prepare for the NMBE exam for my peds clinical rotation.

I liked the format, and found it was well-written and organized.
It focuses on high-yield information, which I appreciate, though there were times that I needed to use additional resources to read more information about topics (this book deals more on facts than on explanations).

I'd recommend it to help prepare for the NBME, if used along with a question bank book like Lange or PreTest.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a LOOOOOONG review book to go through... almost 600 pages of review. I found that a lot of it was straight medical review and not necessarily for just pediatrics. Either way since I am studying for Step 2 as well as my pediatrics shelf I found the book to be an excellent (if long) review. Fairly comprehensive, but give yourself at least 4-5 days for your "quick" review in order to get through the whole text.

[Jen Bergeron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keeps it concise. The pharm chapter is really helpful