Overview

Readers of the best-selling Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition—the seminal primer on the field—can now test their knowledge with this companion study guide. With a format that replicates what medical students, psychiatric residents, and others might encounter in specialty certification exams, this guide is organized along the lines of DSM-5 and features detailed questions on topics that include • Diagnosis and classification • Interviewing and assessment • Neurobiology and genetics • All DSM-5 disorders • Legal issues • Psychotherapy • Somatic treatments Each multiple-choice question is linked to specific pages in the Textbook for ease of reference and includes plausible distractors. The answer guide includes explanations not only of the correct responses but also of why the other options are incorrect. Beyond mere rote memorization, the Study Guide to Introductory Psychiatry is designed to help learners truly assimilate and deeply encode the information in the Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition, so that they can recall it when it matters most—when speaking with the patients they treat.

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Author:   Donald W. Black (University of Iowa - Carver College of Medicine) ,  Jordan G. Cates, MD
Publisher:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Imprint:   American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Edition:   Second Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781615373833

ISBN 10:   1615373837
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   28 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword PrefacePart I: QuestionsChapter 1: Diagnosis and ClassificationChapter 2: Interviewing and AssessmentChapter 3: Neurobiology and Genetics of Mental IllnessChapter 4: Neurodevelopmental (Child) DisordersChapter 5: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersChapter 6: Mood DisordersChapter 7: Anxiety DisordersChapter 8: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersChapter 9: Trauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersChapter 10: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative DisordersChapter 11: Feeding and Eating DisordersChapter 12: Sleep-Wake DisordersChapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic DisordersChapter 14: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct DisordersChapter 15: Substance-Related and Addictive DisordersChapter 16: Neurocognitive DisordersChapter 17: Personality DisordersChapter 18: Psychiatric EmergenciesChapter 19: Legal IssuesChapter 20: PsychotherapyChapter 21: Somatic TreatmentsPart II: Answer GuideChapter 1: Diagnosis and ClassificationChapter 2: Interviewing and AssessmentChapter 3: Neurobiology and Genetics of Mental IllnessChapter 4: Neurodevelopmental (Child) DisordersChapter 5: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic DisordersChapter 6: Mood DisordersChapter 7: Anxiety DisordersChapter 8: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersChapter 9: Trauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersChapter 10: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative DisordersChapter 11: Feeding and Eating DisordersChapter 12: Sleep-Wake DisordersChapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic DisordersChapter 14: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct DisordersChapter 15: Substance-Related and Addictive DisordersChapter 16: Neurocognitive DisordersChapter 17: Personality DisordersChapter 18: Psychiatric EmergenciesChapter 19: Legal IssuesChapter 20: PsychotherapyChapter 21: Somatic Treatments

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Donald W. Black, M.D., is professor emeritus at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa. Jordan Cates, M.D., is clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City and a staff psychiatrist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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