Blueprints Clinical Cases in Psychiatry

by Hoblyn, Jennifer; Neugroschl, Judith; Simon, Asher B.; Caughey, Aaron B.

• ISBN13: 9781405104968
• ISBN10: 1405104961
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-29
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Blueprints Clinical Cases in Psychiatry, Second Edition offers third- and fourth-year medical students valuable preparation for clerkships and the USMLE Steps 2 and 3. The book features 60 clinical cases, 10 new to this edition and 50 revised and updated from the first edition. Each case consists of a clinical vignette followed by thought questions and discussion, and ends with a question-and-answer review and a listing of suggested additional reading. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book contains 100 USMLE-format multiple-choice questions and detailed answer explanations.

Table of Contents

Adult Patients Who Present in the Office or Inpatient Psychiatry	p. 1
I Don't Feel Like Myself	p. 3
I'm Tired All the Time	p. 15
He Seems Like a Different Person	p. 23
We're Losing Our Son	p. 29
I've Been Having Trouble Sleeping for the Last 10 Years	p. 37
I'm Having Problems with My Boyfriend	p. 44
I Don't Know What's Wrong	p. 51
I'm Having Trouble Sleeping	p. 58
Is the Ozone Hole Affecting Me?	p. 66
My Wife's Lawyer Insisted I See You	p. 73
My Wife Left Me!	p. 79
My Boss Told Me to Come	p. 85
I Can't Stop Crying	p. 91
Why is She Biting Herself?	p. 97
I'm Fed Up with These Mood Swings	p. 103
I Know This Behavior Must Stop	p. 109
I Feel Fantastic	p. 117
I Cannot Sit Still	p. 123
I'm Worried She Might Leave Me	p. 129
Am I Addicted?	p. 136
My Orthopedist Told Me I Needed a Shrink	p. 143
My Nose Is Deformed	p. 149
My Wife Is Having an Affair	p. 155
I'm Always Miserable	p. 161
Adult Patients Who Present via Hospital Consultation	p. 167
Help Us With This Patient	p. 169
This Patient Needs Chemo	p. 174
He Has AIDS ...	p. 179
I Should Be Happy	p. 186
They Are Trying to Poison Me	p. 193
He's Uncontrollable	p. 199
Adult Patients Who Present in the Emergency Room	p. 207
I Am Special - God Is Sending Me Messages	p. 209
I Feel Awful	p. 217
They Are Sucking My Thoughts Out	p. 225
Mute and Immobile	p. 233
Who Am I?	p. 238
Go Away! ... Come Back!	p. 244
Something's Wrong with My Baby	p. 250
Mute with a Fever	p. 256
Geriatric Patients Who Present in the Office	p. 263
I Can't Sleep	p. 265
Why Is My Husband Fighting with Me?	p. 271
Is My Husband Depressed?	p. 277
He Won't Leave the Neighbors Alone	p. 284
Should Mom Be in a Home?	p. 290
Geriatric Patients Who Present via Hospital Consultation	p. 297
We Can't Find Anything Wrong	p. 299
He Refuses to Eat	p. 306
Child/Adolescent Patients Who Present in the Office	p. 313
My Son Isn't Doing Well in School	p. 315
My Daughter Isn't Doing Well in School	p. 321
I'm Having Trouble in School	p. 327
What's Wrong with My Son?	p. 333
My Son Is Twitching	p. 341
He Fell Down the Stairs	p. 348
I Can't Get Him to Go to School!	p. 354
My Son Is Always in Trouble at School	p. 360
I'm Stressed	p. 365
Everything's Fine	p. 371
He Makes in His Pants	p. 376
He Keeps Wetting the Bed	p. 381
My Son Isn't Talking	p. 387
Child/Adolescent Patients Who Present in the Emergency Room	p. 393
I Didn't Meant to Do It	p. 395
He Is Not Making Any Sense	p. 402
Review Q&A	p. 407
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