CITATION

Blitzstein, Sean M.; Ganti, Latha; and Kaufman, Matthew S.. First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Sixth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2021.

First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Sixth Edition

Published:  September 2021 Pages: 256

eISBN: 9781264257850 | ISBN: 9781264257843

Book description:

The best selling resource for the psychiatry clerkshipExcel 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

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.