First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Sixth Edition

by Matthew S. Kaufman, Latha Ganti, Sean M. Blitzstein

Overview

The best selling resource for the psychiatry clerkship

Excel on your rotation, impress on the wards, and score your highest on the shelf exams with this best-selling reference. This new edition of First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship has been updated with the latest clinical perspectives and research. Ask just about any student who has been through their psychiatry rotation and they will tell you that THIS was the resource they turned to. It not only aligns with national clerkship curricula, but also follows the shelf exam blueprint and is full of helpful mnemonics, ward tips, exam tips, and integrated mini-cases. The chapter “How to Succeed in the Psychiatry Clerkship” provides a solid foundation for setting new clerks up for success in their psychiatry rotation.

The text highlights all of the important topics, presenting a clear, concise review of psychiatry with a strong clinical emphasis that guides you in the diagnosis and treatment of many problems seen by psychiatrists.

First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship features:

• The latest clinical research and perspectives
• Helpful mnemonics
• Ward tips and integrated mini-cases
• Images, diagrams, and flow charts in a fresh new-full color design
• A complete chapter on How to Succeed on the Psychiatry Clerkship
• Summary boxes with high-yield information needed for exam success
  
  
  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264257843
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/09/2021
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	72,510
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Matthew S. Kaufman, MDResidentDepartment of Internal MedicineLong Island Jewish Medical CenterNew York

Sean Blitzstein, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; director of the psychiatry clerkship and clinical associate professor of Psychiatry, at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA, FACEP, is the vice chair for Research & Academic Affairs for the University of Central Florida/HCA Emergency Medicine Residency Program of Greater Orlando; associate medical director of Polk County Fire Rescue; and professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology at the University of Central College of Medicine in Orlando, Florida.

Matthew S. Kaufman, MD, is medical director of the Emergency Department at Jersey City Medical Center in Bayonne, New Jersey.


Sean M. Blitzstein, MD is the Director of the Psychiatry Clerkship and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors vii

Introduction ix

Chapter 1 How to Succeed in the Psychiatry Clerkship 1

Chapter 2 Examination and Diagnosis 9

Chapter 3 Psychotic Disorders 21

Chapter 4 Mood Disorders 33

Chapter 5 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders 47

Chapter 6 Personality Disorders 61

Chapter 7 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 75

Chapter 8 Neurocognitive Disorders 95

Chapter 9 Geriatric Psychiatry 111

Chapter 10 Psychiatric Disorders in Children 119

Chapter 11 Dissociative Disorders 135

Chapter 12 Somatic Symptom and Factitious Disorders 141

Chapter 13 Impulse Control Disorders 149

Chapter 14 Eating Disorders 153

Chapter 15 Sleep-Wake Disorders 161

Chapter 16 Sexual Dysfunctions and Paraphilic Disorders 175

Chapter 17 Psychotherapies 183

Chapter 18 Psychopharmacology 193

Chapter 19 Forensic Psychiatry 219

Chapter 20 Approach to the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department 227

Index 233

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Alexander Zazaian, MD Candidate(University of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Description: This book is a preparatory and supplemental guide for the psychiatry rotation, shelf exam, and Step 2 and 3 exams. It is the sixth edition, last published in 2019. The book includes tips and advice for a clinical clerkship as well as material tested on exams. Its content is clearly laid out and well organized to be used as a quick reference for high-yield topics. The authors include adequate information on the larger topics without overemphasizing less tested or relevant topics.
Purpose: The purpose of this book is to guide medical students in preparation for the psychiatry shelf exam and to accompany the psychiatry content on the Step 2 and 3 exams. The authors also claim it serves as a guide to the clinical clerkship, including diagnosis and treatment in the clinical setting. These are worthwhile objectives because of the need for a variety of primary and secondary study resources for students. This book reaches its stated objectives as it gives a broad look at the testable psychiatry material while also including examples of common patient presentations students will encounter in the hospital or clinic.
Audience: According to the authors, this book is designed for medical students and those preparing for Step 3. It is also recommended for those requiring an adjunct to their clinical clerkship and test preparation, which may not be sufficient for their understanding or mastery of the content. The book is a manageable length that can be read from start to finish or used as a reference. It meets the needs of its audience by providing a comprehensive and digestible resource for medical students. The authors are credible as they are all physicians and have experience in psychiatry or a related field covered in this book.
Features: The book consists of 20 chapters divided into different topics ranging from tips to succeed on one's psychiatry rotation to psychopharmacology and psychotherapies. Though the book is useful for more than just clinical rotations and shelf exams, the first two chapters include tips for performing well on the shelf, high-yield cheat sheets students may print out and bring to their rotation, and the components of the psychiatric evaluation. The chapters that follow cover different psychiatric disorders and vary in length based on the subject. The margins of the book include tips for the wards highlighted in green, exemplary clinical scenarios in blue, and facts helpful for exams in orange. The clinical scenarios and explanations are particularly helpful as they mirror exam questions and display how the answers depend on key details in the vignette. There are also tables, several mnemonics, and space for hand-written notes throughout the book. The book includes relevant information on each disorder such as diagnosis, DSM-5 criteria, epidemiology, etiology, differentials, course, prognosis, and treatment.
Assessment: This book is an excellent addition to a psychiatry clinical rotation and for shelf preparation. The chapter organization and subject headings allow for quick reference to specific topics in which further explanation is needed. It is not an overwhelming read and is clinically focused. Psychopharmacology, which often has less overlap in other clinical rotations and subject examinations, is covered simply and thoroughly. Students may choose to use this book as their sole resource or as a review of the high-yield topics in psychiatry. The condensed nature of this book allows for the use of other learning methods while on a busy rotation. This updated version of the book includes a chapter on the approach to psychiatric patients in the emergency department.

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