First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship Sixth Edition

Achieve success in your rotations, impress your ward, and score top marks on your shelf exams with this best-selling reference book. This new edition of First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship has been revised to incorporate the latest clinical perspectives and research. Ask any student who has done a psychiatry rotation and they will tell you that they relied on this Not only does it follow the national clerkship curriculum, but it also follows the blueprint for the inventory exam and is packed with helpful mnemonics, ward tips, exam tips, and integrated mini-cases. The chapter "How to Succeed in a Psychiatric Clerkship" provides a solid foundation for new clerks to succeed in their psychiatric rotations.

The text covers all important topics and presents a clear, concise, clinically focused review of psychiatry that guides the diagnosis and treatment of many of the problems psychiatrists face.

First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship features
Current clinical research and perspectives
Useful mnemonics
Tips and mini-cases for the hospital ward
Full-color images, charts, and flowcharts
Complete chapters for success in the Psychiatry Clerkship
Summary box with all the information you need to pass the exam