Psychiatry and Behavioral Science: An Introduction and Study Guide for Medical Students

by David Baron (Editor), Ellen Sholevar (Editor)

Overview

This easy-to-read, unique format text combines introductory psychiatry content with board-style review questions written for first and second year medical students.  The book is intended to be used as the required text for pre-clinical psychiatric education.  The user-friendly split page format includes clinical vignettes, "fun facts," and relevant art work.  Each chapter contains board review questions that prepare the medical student for USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX 1. By using a clinical approach consistent with the needs of today's medical students, the authors hope to prepare first and second year medical students for their exams and clinical rotations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592135325
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	05/28/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

David A. Baron MSEd, DO, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Temple University School of Medicine.

Ellen H. Sholevar, MD, is Professor, Vice Chair for Education, and Chief of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Temple University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Section 1: The Journey of Life

    The Early Years of Childhood
    The Elementary and Teenage Years
    The Young Adult
    The Middle Years and Aging
    Human Sexuality

Section 2: Life's Vicissitudes

    Stress and Coping
    In Sickness and In Health
    Substance Related Disorders
    Interpersonal Violence
    Suicide

Section 3: Healing and The Physician
   
    The Medial Student and the Physician
    The Clinical Encounter
    Major Psychiatric Disorders and Medicine

Section 4: Our World

    Social and Cultural Issues
    Health Policy and Economics

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: William Miles, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a review of psychiatry and related behavioral sciences for preclinical medical students.
Purpose: The purpose is to offer a user-friendly, goal-directed review of the behavioral sciences for first and second year medical students, and in particular to help them to prepare for USMLE Step 1. These are certainly worthy objectives, and the authors meet them.
Audience: It is specifically written for preclinical medical students.
Features: The book is divided into three sections of five chapters each. The first section reviews the human life cycle from childhood to old age; section 2 discusses the numerous challenges human beings face, such as coping with stress, interpersonal violence, substance abuse, etc; and section 3 deals with the role a physician plays in treating patients from a behavioral medicine standpoint. This section offers a concise yet thorough review of the major psychiatric disorders. Each chapter has a "menu" of objectives and a series of "starter questions" leading into the chapter. A series of board-style questions, complete with answers, ends each chapter. Numerous gray boxed tables of important terms are scattered throughout each chapter, as well as some black-and-white illustrations and other tables. Suggested readings end each chapter. Curiously, there is no index.
Assessment: This is a rather interesting review book, and is somewhat different (in a positive way) than others of its kind. It is a nice blend of behavioral science (psychology) and behavioral medicine (psychiatry). It contains a wealth of information, and medical students studying for USMLE Step 1 will find it very useful. It is quite user-friendly, marred only by its lack of an index.

Doody's Review Service

"Psychiatry and Behavioral Science is a well crafted, simply written, comprehensive review of evidenced-based psychiatric theory and practice. Edited by two leaders in psychiatric education—one of whom, David Baron, is an internationally acclaimed psychopharmacologist—it provides not only medical students but also all health professionals regardless of subspecialty or years of experience a comprehensive review of the state of the art of psychiatry. The charts and references to critical recent contributions to the literature provided throughout the volume coupled with multiple-choice review exams at the end of each chapter make it particularly useful for preparation for board and recertification examinations. I recommend it to all both within the medical profession as well outside of it to read and enjoy."
—Andrew E. Slaby, MD, PhD, MPH,, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, New York University and New York Medical College

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