First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Second Edition

by Latha G. Stead, S. Matthew Stead, Matthew S. Kaufman

This student -to-student guide helps discover med students' "secret weapon" for the clerkship; impress on the wards and succeed in the clerkship; get answers to shelf-exam questions from students who passed; remember the essentials with high-yield topics, mnemonics, and pocket-sized reminders; and apply the First Aid formula for clerkship success! This insider's guide to psychiatry clerkship success is the only student-to-student, step-by-step guide to clerkship success. It hundreds of recently tested high-yield topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2; exam, wards, and typical scenario boxes for last-minute review; insider tips for outstanding performance on the wards and exams; "Classifieds" section does the research for you, featuring high-yield websites and top extracurricular opportunities and scholarships; and a pocket-sized tear-out cards with essential wards information!

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Textbooks, Science, Nonfiction, Health

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2002

Reviews

[GBP]

I’m allowed to count books I read for school towards my reading goal right, right

[Michael Albdewi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every book counts

[Bilen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It may be a textbook, but hey, it's one step closer to my impossible reading goal and a whole lot closer to deciding my career path.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great overview of psychiatric medicine in order to get reacquainted with the basic topics, medications, and treatments.

[David Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good overview of the pertinent information.

[Ethan Gerdts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect amount of depth with high yield stuff noted in the margins. Easy to get through during the rotation

[Sami Ismail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, concise review for psychiatry

[مـيّ رفعت · Rating 5 out of 5]

رائع ومدخل شامل وبسيط لمحبى الطب النفسي

[Tai]

My only resource for the psychiatry shelf. Only one I needed along with qbank questions. Very straight forward and high yield.

[Andrew Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great outline format. Very thin book you can get through a number of times during the clerkship. Not too detailed in pharmacology like some other psychiatry review books. Excellent overview, great shelf prep.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't a fan of psychiatry before I did my rotation and I still can't say that I am now - however, First Aid for Psych has been an excellent review source for me. I would definitely recommend it to anyone and go as far as to say you probably won't need any other books to read during psych :)

[Lafe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great way to prepare for the Clerkship shelf exam in Psychiatry.

[Marla Shu · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only book I used for the psychiatry clerkship. No clinical cases but just straight up information. Excellent for psychopharmacology. Just do the Uworld questions, which are pretty damn easy.

[Aziz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Psychiatry isn't really my favorite thing, but this book made my life a lot easier. Glad it's over !

[Isabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

decent for the shelf exam, easy to read. a little more detail might have been nice though.

[Kaily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Generally complete, high yield. Good info