The updated #1-selling guide that presents a formula for success for the psychiatry clerkship
This results-generating insider's guide is packed with all the information and insights students need to deliver a strong performance on the psychiatry rotation, impress the wards, and earn honors on the clerkship exam. Aligned with DSM-5 criteria, the book is full of helpful mnemonics, ward tips, exam tips, and integrated mini-cases. The revised and refreshed fifth edition makes this bestselling book more indispensable than ever, putting the most pivotal concepts for the clerkship and exam right at students' fingertips.
*The leading high-yield resource for the psychiatry rotation, updated with the latest clinical perspectives and research*The acclaimed format and content of First Aid for the (R) Psychiatry Clerkship provide all the right tools for students to excel on the psychiatry clerkship and shelf exam*Mnemonics, ward tips, mini cases, and more provide a clear, realistic look at what to expect on exam day
Introduction
Chapter 1: How to Succeed in the Psychiatry Clerkship
Chapter 2: Examination and Diagnosis
Chapter 3: Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 4: Mood Disorders
Chapter 5: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 6: Personality Disorders
Chapter 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 8: Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 9: Geriatric Psychiatry
Chapter 10: Psychiatric Disorders in Children
Chapter 11: Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 12: Somatic Symptom and Factitious Disorders
Chapter 13: Impulse Control Disorders
Chapter 14: Eating Disorders
Chapter 15: Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 16: Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilic Disorders
Chapter 17: Psychotherapies
Chapter 18: Psychopharmacology
Chapter 19: Forensic Psychiatry
Index