Kaplan and Sadock's Study Guide and Self-Examination Review in Psychiatry

by Sadock, Benjamin J.; Sadock, Virginia A.; Levin, Ze'ev

• ISBN13: 9780781780438
• ISBN10: 0781780438
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-16
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Whether it's used in conjunction with Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, Tenth Edition or as a stand-alone review book, this study guide is an excellent aid in preparing for boards and other psychiatry exams and in reinforcing your knowledge. It offers chapter overviews of Synopsis, Tenth Edition and over 1,600 multiple-choice questions with discussions of correct and incorrect answers. The study guide includes terms and definitions consistent with DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 and case studies with diagnostic and treatment strategy suggestions, as well as tables, figures, and test-taking hints.

Table of Contents

1.The Patient-Doctor Relationship 2.Interviewing Techniques with Special Patient Populations 3.Normality 4.Human Development 5.The Brain and Behavior 6.Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences to Human Behavior 7.Clinical Neuropsychological Testing 8.Theories of Personality and Psychopathology 9.Clinical Examination of the Psychiatric Patient 10.Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry 11.Classification in Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rating Scales 12.Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders and Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition 13. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 14.Substance-Related Disorders 15.Schizophrenia 16.Other Psychotic Disorders 17.Mood Disorders 18.Anxiety Disorders 19.Somatoform Disorders 20.Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Neurasthenia 21.Factitious Disorders 22.Dissociative Disorders 23.Human Sexuality 24.Gender Identity Disorders 25.Eating Disorders 26.Normal Sleep and Sleep Disorders 27.Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified 28.Adjustment Disorders 29.Personality Disorders 30.Psychosomatic Medicine and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 31.Alternative Medicine and Psychiatry 32.Psychiatry and Reproductive Medicine 33.Relational Problems 34.Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect 35.Additional Conditions That May Be a Focus of Attention 36.Emergency Psychiatric Medicine 37.Psychotherapies 38.Biological Therapies 39.Child Psychiatry: Assessment, Examination, and Psychological Testing 40.Mental Retardation 41.Learning Disorders 42.Motor Skills Disorder: Developmental Coordination Disorder 43.Communication Disorders 44.Pervasive Developmental Disorders 45.Attention-Deficit Disorders (ADHD) 46.Disruptive Behavior Disorders 47.Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood 48.Tic Disorders 49.Elimination Disorders 50.Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 51.Mood Disorders and Suicide in Children and Adolescents 52.Anxiety Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence 53.Early-Onset Schizophrenia 54.Adolescent Substance Abuse 55.Child Psychiatry: Additional Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention 56.Psychiatric Treatment of Children and Adolescents 57.Forensic Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 58.Geriatric Psychiatry 59.End-of-Life Care and Palliative Medicine 60.Forensic Psychiatry 61.Ethics in Psychiatry Appendix A: Objective Examinations in Psychiatry