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Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams,
Edition 2 1000 Questions and Annotated AnswersEditors: Edited by Theodore A. Stern, MD
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Description
Prepare for success on your board and shelf exams with the fully revised Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams, Second Edition. Expertly edited by renowned author and educator Dr. Theodore A. Stern as a companion to his popular and authoritative Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, Third Edition, this practical review tool contains 1,000 unique questions with annotated answers, both in print and online. You’ll have convenient, flexible access to hundreds of relevant and carefully reviewed questions from the institution trusted most by residents and practicing clinicians for its leadership in psychiatry information and reference.Key Features
- Contains 1,000 multiple-choice questions and annotated answers (400 more than in the first edition) that test your knowledge of every aspect of psychiatry, offering highly effective preparation for your primary certification exams
- Includes new content in key areas, such as psychiatric management of patients with cardiac disease, renal disease, pulmonary disease, and gastrointestinal disease; COVID-19 infection, burns, trauma, and intensive care unit treatment; and care of LGBTQAI+ patients
- Divides questions into manageable sections that correspond directly to chapters in the parent text, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 3rd Edition; you’ll know exactly where to find detailed information for deeper learning and review
- 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
- Edited by highly accomplished and award-winning clinician and educator, Dr. Theodore A. Stern, editor of Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 3rd Edition, as well as the Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry, 8th Edition
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
About the author
Edited by Theodore A. Stern, MD, Psychiatrist and Chief Emeritus, Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service, Director, Thomas P. Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the Field, Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Part I: Approach to the Patient
1. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
2. The Psychiatric Interview
3. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
4. Treatment Adherence
Part II: Human Development
5. Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development
Part III: Rating Scales and Psychological/Neuropsychological Testing
6. Diagnostic Rating Scales and Psychiatric Instruments
7. Understanding and Applying Psychological Assessment
8. Neuropsychological Assessment
Part IV: The Psychotherapies
9. Coping With Medical Illness and Psychotherapy of Medically Ill Patients
10. An Overview of the Psychotherapies
11. Brief Psychotherapy: An Overview
12. Couples Therapy
13. Family Therapy
14. Group Psychotherapy
15. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy
Part V: Disorders of Cognition
16. Delirium
17. Neurocognitive Disorders and Dementia.
18. Intellectual Disability
Part VI: Psychiatric Diagnoses and Conditions
19. The DSM-5 and DSM-5-Text Revision: A System for Psychiatric Diagnosis
20. Psychiatric Neuroscience: Incorporating Pathophysiology into Clinical Case Formulation
21. Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition
22. Sleep Disorders
23. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
24. Somatic Symptom Disorders
25. Factitious Disorders and Malingering
26. Substance Use Disorders
27. Psychosis and Schizophrenia
28. Depressive Disorders
29. Bipolar Disorder
30. Psychiatric Illness During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
31. Anxiety Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
32. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
33. Dissociative Disorders
34. Sexual Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction
35. Eating Disorders: Evaluation and Management
36. Grief, Bereavement, and Adjustment Disorders
37. Personality and Personality Disorders
38. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Serotonin Syndrome
39. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
Part VII: Psychosomatic Medicine
40. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Cardiac Disease
41. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Renal Disease
42. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease
43. Pretransplant Assessment and Posttransplant Management
44. HIV Infection and AIDS
45. COVID-19 Infection
46. Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatment
47. Psychiatric Care of Patients With Pulmonary Disease
48. Burns, Trauma, and Intensive Care Unit Treatment
Part VIII: Treatment Approaches
49. The Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorders
50. Antipsychotic Drugs
51. Pharmacologic Approaches to Depression and Treatment-Resistant Depression
52. Device Neuromodulation and Brain Stimulation Therapies
53. Lithium and Its Role in Psychiatry
54. The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs in Psychiatry
55. Pharmacotherapy of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Life Span
56. Drug-Drug Interactions in Psychopharmacology
57. Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications
58. Natural Medications in Psychiatry
Part IX: Special Topics in Psychiatry
59. The Suicidal Patient
60. Law and Psychiatry
61. Intimate Partner Violence
62. Psychiatric Correlates and Consequences of Abuse and Neglect
63. Patients With Genetic Syndromes
64. Serious Mental Illness
65. Community Psychiatry
66. Culture and Psychiatry
67. Psychiatric Epidemiology
68. Collaborative Care and Primary Care Psychiatry
69. Geriatric Psychiatry
70. Care at the End of Life: Psychiatric and Ethical Apects
71. Care of LGBTQIA+ Patients
72. Obesity and Its Management
Part X: Neuropsychiatry
73. Neuroanatomical Systems Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders
74. The Neurologic Examination
75. Neuropsychiatric Principles and Differential Diagnosis
76. Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
77. Clinical Neurophysiology and Electroencephalography
78. Epilepsy and Its Psychiatric Manifestations
79. Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Headaches
80. Pathophysiology, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Treatment of Pain
81. Psychiatric Aspects of Stroke Syndromes
82. Psychiatric Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Part XI: Care in Special Settings
83. Emergency Psychiatry
84. Military Psychiatry
85. Disaster Psychiatry
86. Global Psychiatry and Mental Health in the Postpandemic Period
87. The Interface of Climate and Psychiatry
88. Sport Psychiatry
89. School Collaboration and Consultation
Part XII: Preparing for the Future
90. Coping With the Rigors of Psychiatric Practice
91. Mindfulness and Resilience
1. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
2. The Psychiatric Interview
3. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
4. Treatment Adherence
Part II: Human Development
5. Child, Adolescent, and Adult Development
Part III: Rating Scales and Psychological/Neuropsychological Testing
6. Diagnostic Rating Scales and Psychiatric Instruments
7. Understanding and Applying Psychological Assessment
8. Neuropsychological Assessment
Part IV: The Psychotherapies
9. Coping With Medical Illness and Psychotherapy of Medically Ill Patients
10. An Overview of the Psychotherapies
11. Brief Psychotherapy: An Overview
12. Couples Therapy
13. Family Therapy
14. Group Psychotherapy
15. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy
Part V: Disorders of Cognition
16. Delirium
17. Neurocognitive Disorders and Dementia.
18. Intellectual Disability
Part VI: Psychiatric Diagnoses and Conditions
19. The DSM-5 and DSM-5-Text Revision: A System for Psychiatric Diagnosis
20. Psychiatric Neuroscience: Incorporating Pathophysiology into Clinical Case Formulation
21. Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition
22. Sleep Disorders
23. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
24. Somatic Symptom Disorders
25. Factitious Disorders and Malingering
26. Substance Use Disorders
27. Psychosis and Schizophrenia
28. Depressive Disorders
29. Bipolar Disorder
30. Psychiatric Illness During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
31. Anxiety Disorders and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
32. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
33. Dissociative Disorders
34. Sexual Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction
35. Eating Disorders: Evaluation and Management
36. Grief, Bereavement, and Adjustment Disorders
37. Personality and Personality Disorders
38. Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Serotonin Syndrome
39. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
Part VII: Psychosomatic Medicine
40. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Cardiac Disease
41. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Renal Disease
42. Psychiatric Management of Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease
43. Pretransplant Assessment and Posttransplant Management
44. HIV Infection and AIDS
45. COVID-19 Infection
46. Psychiatric Co-morbidities and Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatment
47. Psychiatric Care of Patients With Pulmonary Disease
48. Burns, Trauma, and Intensive Care Unit Treatment
Part VIII: Treatment Approaches
49. The Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorders
50. Antipsychotic Drugs
51. Pharmacologic Approaches to Depression and Treatment-Resistant Depression
52. Device Neuromodulation and Brain Stimulation Therapies
53. Lithium and Its Role in Psychiatry
54. The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs in Psychiatry
55. Pharmacotherapy of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across the Life Span
56. Drug-Drug Interactions in Psychopharmacology
57. Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications
58. Natural Medications in Psychiatry
Part IX: Special Topics in Psychiatry
59. The Suicidal Patient
60. Law and Psychiatry
61. Intimate Partner Violence
62. Psychiatric Correlates and Consequences of Abuse and Neglect
63. Patients With Genetic Syndromes
64. Serious Mental Illness
65. Community Psychiatry
66. Culture and Psychiatry
67. Psychiatric Epidemiology
68. Collaborative Care and Primary Care Psychiatry
69. Geriatric Psychiatry
70. Care at the End of Life: Psychiatric and Ethical Apects
71. Care of LGBTQIA+ Patients
72. Obesity and Its Management
Part X: Neuropsychiatry
73. Neuroanatomical Systems Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders
74. The Neurologic Examination
75. Neuropsychiatric Principles and Differential Diagnosis
76. Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
77. Clinical Neurophysiology and Electroencephalography
78. Epilepsy and Its Psychiatric Manifestations
79. Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Headaches
80. Pathophysiology, Psychiatric Comorbidity, and Treatment of Pain
81. Psychiatric Aspects of Stroke Syndromes
82. Psychiatric Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Part XI: Care in Special Settings
83. Emergency Psychiatry
84. Military Psychiatry
85. Disaster Psychiatry
86. Global Psychiatry and Mental Health in the Postpandemic Period
87. The Interface of Climate and Psychiatry
88. Sport Psychiatry
89. School Collaboration and Consultation
Part XII: Preparing for the Future
90. Coping With the Rigors of Psychiatric Practice
91. Mindfulness and Resilience
Title Reviews
Review of the previous edition:
"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
"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
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9780443119835
Page Count:
650
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