Study Guide to Introductory Psychiatry, Second Edition
A Companion to Textbook of Introductory Psychiatry, Seventh Edition
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Description
Readers of the best-selling Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition—the seminal primer on the field—can now test their knowledge with this companion study guide.
With a format that replicates what medical students, psychiatric residents, and others might encounter in specialty certification exams, this guide is organized along the lines of DSM-5 and features detailed questions on topics that include
- Diagnosis and classification
- Interviewing and assessment
- Neurobiology and genetics
- All DSM-5 disorders
- Legal issues
- Psychotherapy
- Somatic treatments
Each multiple-choice question is linked to specific pages in the Textbook for ease of reference and includes plausible distractors. The answer guide includes explanations not only of the correct responses but also of why the other options are incorrect.
Beyond mere rote memorization, the Study Guide to Introductory Psychiatry is designed to help learners truly assimilate and deeply encode the information in the Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, Seventh Edition, so that they can recall it when it matters most—when speaking with the patients they treat.
Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I: Questions
- Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Classification
- Chapter 2: Interviewing and Assessment
- Chapter 3: Neurobiology and Genetics of Mental Illness
- Chapter 4: Neurodevelopmental (Child) Disorders
- Chapter 5: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Chapter 6: Mood Disorders
- Chapter 7: Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 8: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Chapter 9: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Chapter 10: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
- Chapter 11: Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 12: Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Chapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
- Chapter 14: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
- Chapter 15: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Chapter 16: Neurocognitive Disorders
- Chapter 17: Personality Disorders
- Chapter 18: Psychiatric Emergencies
- Chapter 19: Legal Issues
- Chapter 20: Psychotherapy
- Chapter 21: Somatic Treatments
- Part II: Answer Guide
- Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Classification
- Chapter 2: Interviewing and Assessment
- Chapter 3: Neurobiology and Genetics of Mental Illness
- Chapter 4: Neurodevelopmental (Child) Disorders
- Chapter 5: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Chapter 6: Mood Disorders
- Chapter 7: Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 8: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Chapter 9: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Chapter 10: Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
- Chapter 11: Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Chapter 12: Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Chapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
- Chapter 14: Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
- Chapter 15: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Chapter 16: Neurocognitive Disorders
- Chapter 17: Personality Disorders
- Chapter 18: Psychiatric Emergencies
- Chapter 19: Legal Issues
- Chapter 20: Psychotherapy
- Chapter 21: Somatic Treatments
About the Authors
Donald W. Black, M.D., is professor emeritus at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.
Jordan Cates, M.D., is clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City and a staff psychiatrist at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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