Prepare for success on your board and shelf exams with the all-new Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams. Based on the popular and authoritative Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 2nd Edition, this practical review tool contains 600 questions with annotated answers, offered both in print and online. You'll have convenient, flexible access to hundreds of relevant, carefully reviewed questions from MGH-the name trusted by psychiatry residents and practicing clinicians as a leader in psychiatry information and reference.
Contains 600 multiple-choice questions and annotated answers that test your knowledge of every aspect of psychiatry, offering highly effective preparation for your primary certification exams.
Divides questions into 94 sections that match the parent text, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 2nd Edition.
Helps you gain a better understanding of exam presentation and format as you study relevant content that is fully up to date with DSM-5.
Allows you to study both in print and online, or review offline with the eBook download.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Edited by:
Theodore A. Stern
Imprint: Saunders
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 276mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 1.160kg
ISBN: 9780323732963
ISBN 10: 0323732968
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 05 February 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780443119835
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Section 1: Approach to the Patient Chapter 1: The Doctor Patient Relationship Chapter 2: The Psychiatric Interview Chapter 3: Laboratory Test and Diagnostic Procedures Chapter 4: Treatment Adherence 2. Section 2: Human Development Chapter 5: Child, Adolescent and Adult Development 3. Section 3: Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing Chapter 6: Diagnostic Rating Scales and Psychiatric Instruments Chapter 7: Understanding and Applying Psychological Assessment Chapter 8: Neuropsychological Assessment 4. Section 4: The Psychotherapies Chapter 9: Coping with Medical Illnesses and Psychotherapy of Mental Ill Chapter 10: An Overview of the Psychotherapies Chapter 11: Brief Psychotherapy: An Overview Chapter 12: Couples Therapy Chapter 13: Family Therapy Chapter 14: Group Psychotherapy Chapter 15: Hypnosis Chapter 16: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy 5. Section 5: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Conditions Chapter 17: DSM-IV, A System for Psychiatric Diagnosis 6. Section 6: Disorders of Cognition Chapter 18: Delirium Chapter 19: Dementia Chapter 20: Intellectual Disability 7. Section 7: Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition Chapter 21: Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition 8. Section 8: Sleep Disorders Chapter 22: Sleep Disorders 9. Section 9: Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 23: Impulse-Control Disorder Chapter 24: Somatic Symptom Disorder Chapter 25: Factitious Disorders and Malingering Chapter 26: Alcohol-Related Disorder Chapter 27: Drug Addiction Chapter 28: Psychosis and Schizophrenia Chapter 29: Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder) Chapter 30: Bipolar Disorder Chapter 31: Psychiatric Illness during Pregnancy and Post-partum Period Chapter 32: Anxiety Disorder Chapter 33: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder Chapter 34: Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Chapter 35: Dissociative Disorder Chapter 36: Sexual Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction Chapter 37: Eating Disorders: Evaluation and Management Chapter 38: Grief, Bereavement and Adjustment Disorder Chapter 39: Personality and Personality Disorder 10. Section 10: Treatment Approaches Chapter 40: Psychiatric Neuroscience: Incorporating Pathophysiology into Clinical Case Formulation Chapter 41: The Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorder Chapter 42: Antipsychotic Drugs Chapter 43: Antidepressants Chapter 44: Pharmacological Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Depression Chapter 45: Electroconvulsive Therapy Chapter 46: Neurotherapeutics Chapter 47: Lithium and its Role in Psychiatry Chapter 48: The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs in Psychiatry Chapter 49; Pharmacotherapy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder across the Life Span Chapter 50: Drug-Drug Interactions with Psychopharmacology Chapter 51: Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications Chapter 52: Natural Medications of Psychiatry 11. Section 11: Special Topics in Psychiatry Chapter 53: The Suicidal Patient 12. Section 12: Psychosomatic Medicine Chapter 54: Psychiatric Consultation to Medical and Surgical Patients Chapter 55: Life-threatening Conditions in Psychiatry: Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Serotonin Syndrome Chapter 56: Psycho-oncology: Psychiatric co-morbidities and Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatments Chapter 57: Psychiatric Aspects of HIV-Infected and AIDS Chapter 58: Organ Transplantation: Pre-Transplant Assessment and Post-Transplant Management Chapter 59: Approaches to Collaborative Care and Primary Care Psychiatry Chapter 60: Psychiatry and Ethical Aspects of Care at the End of Life 13. Section 13: Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics Chapter 61: Psychiatric Epidemiology Chapter 62: Statistics in Psychiatric Research 14. Section 14: Genetics and Psychiatry Chapter 63: Genetics and Psychiatry 15. Section 15: Social and Community Psychiatry Chapter 64: Serious Mental Illness Chapter 65: Aggression and Violence Chapter 66: Culture and Psychiatry Chapter 67: Community Psychiatry Chapter 68: Managed Care and Psychiatry 16. Section 16: Child Psychiatry Chapter 69: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Disorders Chapter 70: Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder in Transition Adolescents and Young Adults 17. Section 17: Geriatric Psychiatry Chapter 71: Geriatric Psychiatry 18. Section 18: Neuropsychiatry Chapter 72: Neuroanatomical Systems Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders Chapter 73: The Neurological Examination Chapter 74: Neuropsychiatric Principles and Differential Diagnosis Chapter 75: Neuroimaging in Psychiatry Chapter 76: Clinical Neurophysiology and Electroencephalography Chapter 77: Psychiatric Manifestations and Treatment of Seizure Disorders Chapter 78: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Headaches Chapter 79: Pathophysiology, Psychiatric Co-morbidity, and Treatment of Pain Chapter 80: Psychiatric Aspects of Stroke Syndromes Chapter 81: Movement Disorders Chapter 82: Psychiatric Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Disorders 19. Section 19: Law and Psychiatry Chapter 83: Intimate Partner Violence Chapter 84: Psychiatric Correlates and Consequences of Abuse and Neglect Chapter 85: Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry I: Informed Consent, Competency, Treatment Refusal and Civil Commitment Chapter 86: The Role of Psychiatrist in the Criminal Justice System Chapter 87: Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry II: Malpractice and Boundary Violations 20. Section 20: Care in Special Settings Chapter 88: Emergency Psychiatry Chapter 89: Rehabilitation Psychiatry Chapter 90: Military Psychiatry Chapter 91: Disaster Psychiatry 21. Section 21: Preparing for the Future Chapter 92: Coping with the Rigor of Psychiatric Practice Chapter 93: Psychiatry and the Media Chapter 94: Global Mental Health in the Twenty-First Century
"Dr. Theodore A. Stern is the Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Chief Emeritus of The Avery D. Weisman, Psychiatry Consultation Service, and Director of the Thomas P. Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Stern has co-authored more than 550 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and he has edited or authored more than 60 books (including the MGH Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry, the MGH Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation, Learning About Psychopharmacology, Facing Overweight and Obesity, Facing Pelvic Pain, Facing Memory Loss and Dementia, Facing Serious Mental Illness, and the MGH Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams). Dr. Stern is a Past-President of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) and is the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of its journal, Psychosomatics (now called Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry). He has won the coveted ""Best Teacher Award from the graduating residents at the MGH/McLean Hospital Psychiatric Residency Training Program, the Cynthia N. Kettyle Teaching Award from the HMS Department of Psychiatry, the MGH Department of Psychiatry's Award for Exceptional Mentorship in the Clinical Realm, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Liaison Psychiatry, and the Thomas P. Hackett Award from the ACLP (its highest honor)."
Reviews for Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams: 600 Questions and Annotated Answers
Over the years, I have read several editions of Dr. Stern's Psychiatry Update & Board Preparation to study for shelf exams, PRITEs, board exams, and board recertification. This new Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams is an incredibly useful companion to the MGH Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 2e, providing hundreds of new board-style questions. The annotated answers are exceptionally detailed. In many cases, one can learn as much (or more) from reading explanations about the incorrect choices as the correct ones. The preparing student who works this study guide in conjunction with the Psychiatry Update can expect to pass board certification and recertification.and pass comfortably. -- Jonathan Stevens, MD MPH, Baylor College of Medicine Those looking for a practical, comprehensive and authoritative tool to study for psychiatry examinations or just to keep current in the field should look no further. The Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams offers broad coverage of relevant topics and thorough discussion of each question and its answers. This book is a portable psychiatric exam preparation course from a master teacher. It's a must-have study reference. -- John Shuster, MD, Former President, Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
