Product Description

The best board preparation and review - from the premier center of psychiatry education, research, and treatment. A concise and accessible book for course review and board certification and recertification. Features a bulleted approach to all techniques for diagnosis and treatment and board-style questions with detailed answers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #60066 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-11
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.51" h x 8.53" w x 10.96" l, 3.57 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 768 pages

Book Info
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Comprehensive exam review for those preparing for board certification, recertification, licensing exams, or CME. Combines review material with 400 board-style questions with annotated answers. Uses the most recent DSM-IV terminology. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover. DNLM: Mental Disorders--therapy--Examination Questions.

From the Back Cover
From Massachusetts General Hospital—ranked #1 Department of Psychiatry, 8 years running. One of the world’s leading centers for psychiatry education, research, and treatment—comes this unrivaled, complete overview of the field of psychiatry.

Designed as a study aid for board certification and recertification exams, licensing or in-service exams, CME, or as a clinical refresher, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation combines review material with a Q&A format—and gives you the latest information in the field, using the most recent DSM-IV terminology.

Over 500 board-style questions with annotated answers.

With in-depth coverage that ranges from neuroanatomy and psychopathology to therapeutics, to group therapy and imaging, the book is designed to meet the curriculum requirements of the National Board of Medical Examiners and the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. It considers the full spectrum of both psychiatric and neurological disorders, including:
* Neuromuscular Disease
* Seizures
* Stroke and TIA
* Dementia
* Sleep Disorders
* Mental Retardation
* Eating Disorders
* Disturbances of Mood and Anxiety
* Behavioral Disturbances
* Neuropsychiatric Disturbances
* And many others

This unique skill- and knowledge-building tool also gives you a thorough look at topics of special interest, such as medicolegal issues in medical practice, the violent patient, HIV disease, psychosexual disorders, suicide, substance use and abuse, mood/mental disorders and the reproductive cycle, child and geriatric psychiatry, and end-of-life care. What’s more, it also provides step-by-step guidelines for the administration of psychopharmacologic drugs and the management of their reactions.

NEW IN THIS EDITION
* Additional coverage of the pediatric and adolescent patient
* Additional self-test questions for certification and recertification
* New psychopharmacological advances in every chapter

About the Author
Theodore A. Stern, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Chief, Psychiatry Consultation Service Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA John Herman, M.D. Associate Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School Director of General Psychiatry Residency Training Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA