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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.8900711 EAN: 9780071448727 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0071448721 Label: McGraw-Hill Medical Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: March 14, 2005 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: THE NEW FIRST AID CLINICAL CLERKSHIP SERIES provide unsurpassed student-to-student, step-by-step guidance to success for the clerkships and shelf exams. Each book in the series covers the following and much more... Provides insider tips on how to survive the clerkship and do well on the shelf exam High-Yield Topics cover each core topic that students need to know Overviews of helpful websites, and notes opportunities (such as scholarships) for students interested in pursuing careers in particular areas. Two tear-out pocket cards, which highlight "must-know" concepts in the subject area Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not BadThis is a fairly good review book to use for studying for med school psych shelf exam. Rating:  - Best Book for the Psychiatry ClerkshipWhen starting a rotation, it's always a big question of which book to use whether it be a textbook, or a review title like First Aid or Blueprints. This book is perfect for the clerkship. After reading this book and blueprints psychiatry, I have no reservations in recommending this book. It is very reasonable to get through this book in a few days which leaves you plenty of time to read PreTest or go through this a few more times. It includes details that blueprints misses (however, blueprints ... Read More Rating:  - FabulousI recently took the psychiatry shelf exam (today, actually) and used this book as my primary study material. What a great resource! The book itself is pretty thin at 150 pages, but it still covered all of the topics I saw on my exam. The pharmacology chapter, in particular, was very helpful for the shelf. Psychiatry can be overwhelming, especially with all of the different lists of DSM IV criteria. This book does an excellent job of organizing the different psychiatric conditions in a way that is easy ... Read More Rating: - Right onI used a number of resources for my psychiatry clerkship, but this was certainly the most helpful, both for the clerkship itself and for the exam. It's extremely concise, yet still manages to be far more helpful, illustrative and concrete than the wordier texts. This is the only book I read that gave me a good sense of the differences between various similar-sounding diagnoses. It also contains testable information that I found nowhere else, such as the relative prognoses for the various psychotic disorders. ... Read More Rating: - Great book for the shelfRead this thoroughly and get through it 3 times before the exam, it's great for the shelf. The clinical boxes on the sides are immensely helpful...supplement it with questions (Appleton and Lange's are amazing and do about 100/night the week before the test) and you'll be very prepared for the shelf. The drugs section is a bit weak, so I would suggest using Blueprints for those, but the substance abuse and child psych chapters are golden. Highly recommended! You'll know psych inside and out after getting through ... Read More 
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