Case Files Psychiatry, Third Edition
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- ISBN13: 9780071598651
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Product Description
Real life cases for the psychiatry clerkship and shelf-exam
4 STAR DOODY’S REVIEW!
“During medical school, I used similar case review books for various clerkships, including psychiatry. This one stands out because the cases are representative of psychiatry, the explanations are complete yet concise, and the text uses bolded words, tables, and definitions of key terms to help readers understand the essential concepts rather than simply memorizing more data that is likely to be forgotten. The questions are very representative of the type of questions on the shelf-exams and USMLE Step 2, with appropriate descriptions of the correct answers. The first two sections are ideal for students just beginning their clerkship, as they set the groundwork for the basis of psychiatry.”–Doody’s Review Service
You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the psychiatry clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Psychiatry presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in psychiatry. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you’ll learn in the context of real patients, rather then merely memorize facts.
- 60 high-yield psychiatry cases, each with USMLE-style questions
- Clinical pearls highlight key concepts
- Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor
- Proven learning system maximizes your shelf-exam scores
Case Files Psychiatry, Third Edition
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this is a very good book. It reinforces what i am learning on the psych wards
Rating: 5 / 5
Very good book. I can recommend it to everybody who has to do with psychiatry in clinical practice, school,… The book is a good companion in training in diagnostical matters.
Rating: 5 / 5
Based on the content of the Psychiatry clerkship, being so all about differentiation, not of physical signs, but mental signs, & tying the physical to the mental, this book is great for the Psych clerkship. Admittedly, the vignettes are formulaic, & easy to tease out, but it’s in the charts of DDx, criteria rundowns, explanations of the s/sx of psychiatric dz that this book is worthy. In addition, its prose is written well enough that it is amendable to plowing through. I waited to study till the last couple weeks, & got through all but a few cases, a couple days, I read 80-some pages. All in all, an excellent resource.
Rating: 5 / 5
It’s a good book that is just as good as any other case files, and I enjoyed reading it. It really highlights important cases by giving clinical vignettes and them explaining the diagnosis. It also includes questions after each vignette that helps you remember key points about a disease. I was satisfied that this book did an excellent job going over psych, but by the time that I was finished reading it, I felt like it didn’t add as much to my education as I wanted. I went through First Aid clerkship book for psych before going over this book, and the FA book was more than enough. This book was really just icing on the cake once you already have the basic information memorized. I read it in a couple of days, which leads me to believe that it is best used as a quick review before a test rather than as a primary source. Though I think you might be able to use it for either if you wanted.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought the PDA version of this book (I’m so grateful to fit it into my pocket, along with my other 5 pda texts). This book is amazing, it not only engages the learner in active critical thinking(as opposed to passive reading), it gives a very thorough presentation of each of the 60 topics it covers, with pearls and fine points to differentiate the subtle aspects of history, presentation, etc. for related diagnoses. This book pulls the learner into it, 1 case at a time, until you almost feel as though you interacted with a patient. I love this style, and the depth of information.
Read the first 2 chapters on clinical thinking style, and the clinical mindset algorythm. Amazing.
Rating: 5 / 5