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 | | Case Files Psychiatry, Second Edition (LANGE Case Files) by Eugene Toy, Debra Klamen ISBN-10: 9780071462822 ISBN-10: 0-07-146282-1 ISBN-13: 9780071462822 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-146282-2 Paperback 2006-08-16 McGraw-Hill Medical Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description INCREASE YOUR SHELF EXAM SCORES WITH THIS AWARD-WINNING LEARNING SYSTEM 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW Students need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE Step 2 and shelf exams-and here's how they can get it. This resource presents 60 clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in psychiatry. Perfect for the clerkship and the USMLE Step 2, each case includes an extended discussion, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive learning system helps you to learn instead of just memorize. NEW TO THIS EDITION | ||
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One of the better, if not best Case Files Based on the content of the Psychiatry clerkship, being so all about differentiation, not of physical signs, but mental signs, & tying the physical to the mental, this book is great for the Psych clerkship. Admittedly, the vignettes are formulaic, & easy to tease out, but it's in the charts of DDx, criteria rundowns, explanations of the s/sx of psychiatric dz that this book is worthy. In addition, its prose is written well enough that it is amendable to plowing through. I waited to study till the last couple weeks, & got through all but a few cases, a couple days, I read 80-some pages. All in all, an excellent resource. | ||
For med students, It's good but unecessary. It's a good book that is just as good as any other case files, and I enjoyed reading it. It really highlights important cases by giving clinical vignettes and them explaining the diagnosis. It also includes questions after each vignette that helps you remember key points about a disease. I was satisfied that this book did an excellent job going over psych, but by the time that I was finished reading it, I felt like it didn't add as much to my education as I wanted. I went through First Aid clerkship book for psych before going over this book, and the FA book was more than enough. This book was really just icing on the cake once you already have the basic information memorized. I read it in a couple of days, which leads me to believe that it is best used as a quick review before a test rather than as a primary source. Though I think you might be able to use it for either if you wanted. | ||
Awesome, almost comprehensive I bought the PDA version of this book (I'm so grateful to fit it into my pocket, along with my other 5 pda texts). This book is amazing, it not only engages the learner in active critical thinking(as opposed to passive reading), it gives a very thorough presentation of each of the 60 topics it covers, with pearls and fine points to differentiate the subtle aspects of history, presentation, etc. for related diagnoses. This book pulls the learner into it, 1 case at a time, until you almost feel as though you interacted with a patient. I love this style, and the depth of information. Read the first 2 chapters on clinical thinking style, and the clinical mindset algorythm. Amazing. | ||
case files review this is a very good book. It reinforces what i am learning on the psych wards | ||
Great short review for ABPN psychiatric oral board vignette cases When preparing for the vignette portion of oral psychiatry boards, I found this book very helpful for quick review and answer template creation. It is very accessibly written and the lack of easy-to-read study materials for the vignette portion of the exam makes it a very useful adjunct and is a nice "restful" prep when compared to the cut-and-dry DSM-IV memorization. One problem many encounter is "freezing up" during the impersonal, time-limited vignette exam - making it difficult to "cough up" all the necessary diagnostic and treatment possibilities within allotted time. The focus on less-is-more in this book allowed me to read it several times and I was able to answer many of similar vignette-related questions on what felt like an auto-pilot. Keep in mind that ABPN oral tests "bread-and-butter" of psychiatry, meaning that it is unlikely that a vignette is going to focus on controversial or arcane areas of the field (unlike SHELF, PRITE or written boards, where anything goes). Obviously, it is very important to practice the vignettes listed on ABPN site and keep your differential as wide as possible. Can't give it 5 stars because of factual errors mentioned by other reviewers. | ||