The Blueprints Psychiatry: Development and Progress
Posted by admin | Posted in USMLE | Posted on 18-08-2010
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Product Description
More than just a Board review for USMLE Steps 2 and 3, Blueprints Psychiatry, Fourth Edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. This popular Blueprints book has been refined and updated while keeping the concise, organized style and clinical high-yield content of previous editions. Features include USMLE-style questions and answers with full explanations; Key Points in every section; and a color-enhanced design that increases the usefulness of figures and tables. This edition has more questions and answers and greater coverage of pediatric and geriatric disorders. Each chapter ends with evidence-based references (journals) for students to do additional reading/research.
The Blueprints Psychiatry: Development and Progress
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I would strongly recommend this seller. Item was delivered quickly and in great shape as described
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great concise review of psychiatric disorders, their diagnosis according to the DSM IV and management options. This series has served me well in my core rotations in psychiatry. Especially, if you do not have much downtime and you need something quick to review, this is a great resource.
Rating: 5 / 5
Blueprints Psychiatry is the only book you need for your clerkship. It has all of the diagnostic and treatment information for all of the psychiatric disorders you will be tested on and will see on the wards. The organization is clear and the information is up to date. I would highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am glad this book was not too long, could you really stand to read much more about this topic. Anyways, I found this book to be ok. It covered most topics and hit the highlights. There were definitely details that showed up on the shelf exam however that were not included in this book. For some reason, the psychiatry shelf exam is one of the tougher ones. I used this book in combination with a little pocket book called “Psychiatry: Current Clinical Strategies.” That little book filled in details that this blueprints book skipped. Using the combination of the two books was adequate for the rotation and to do well on the shelf exam.
This book is sufficient for USMLE step 2, but I used other sources for to study for the boards, such as First Aid, Boards and Wards, and Prescription for the Boards.
Rating: 4 / 5
THE BOOK is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and of course nothing can replace it. However, the DSM is a lot of book to carry around, is somewhat difficult to use, and costs a bunch. Although the authors say nothing about this, I find this book to be almost a mini version of the DSM. If you’re looking up a personality disorder just to refresh your thinking, it’s here. If you want a quick survey of medications, it’s here.
The intent of the book is to be a review for USMLE, Steps 2&3 as well as an introductory text to a clerkship. It’s a small book, easy to understand, and extremely complete for what it is intended to do. ==Highly Recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5