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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 accuracyNEW integrated mini-cases illustrate classic patient presentations and/or commonly tested scenariosNEW illustrations and management algorithmsUpdated 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."

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Author:   Latha Ganti ,  Matthew Kaufman ,  Jason Yanofski ,  Latha G Stead
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 27.40cm
Weight:   0.488kg
ISBN:  

9780071739238

ISBN 10:   0071739238
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   16 May 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   0071841741
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I: How to Succeed in the Psychiatry Clerkship Section II: High-Yield Facts; Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis; Chapter 2. Psychotic Disorders; Chapter 3. Mood Disorders; Chapter 4. Anxiety and Adjustment Disorders; Chapter 5. Personality Disorders; Chapter 6. Substance-Related Disorders; Chapter 7. Cognitive Disorders; Chapter 8. Geriatric Psychiatry; Chapter 9. Psychiatric Disorders in Children; Chapter 10. Dissociative Disorders; Chapter 11. Somatoform and Factitious Disorders; Chapter 12. Impulse Control Disorders; Chapter 13. Eating Disorders; Disorders14. Sleep Disorders; Chapter 15. Sexual Disorders; Chapter 16. Psychotherapies; Chapter 17.Psychopharmacology; Chapter 18. Forensic Psychiatry; Index

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Latha Ganti, MD, MS, FACEP is Chief, Division of Clinical Research and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine at Gainesville. She is also Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (Rochester, MN) and serves as Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Emergency Medicine. Matthew S. Kaufman, MD Resident Department of Internal Medicine Long Island Jewish Medical Center New York

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