Crash Course Psychiatry

By Katie Marwick, Daniel Horton-Szar, Steven Birrell

Crash Course - your effective every day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress Save time and be assured you have all the information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.

A winning formula now for over 15 years, each series volume has been fine tuned and fully updated, with an improved layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by junior doctors - those who understand what is essential for exam success - with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisors, the result is a series of books which exactly meets your needs and you know you can trust.

Psychiatry can present a unique and sometimes daunting set of challenges to those approaching the specialty for the first time. This substantially revised fourth edition provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to this fascinating field. Ideal both as a revision aid and for preparation for work in A&E, the wards, clinics or GP surgeries, this book is full of practical hints and tips which will inspire confidence and to guide you towards systematic assessments, rational diagnoses and evidence based management plans.

More than 220 line artworks, tables and boxes present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-follow manner

Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy

Written by junior doctors for students - authors who understand exam pressures

Contains 'Hints and Tips' boxes, and other useful aide-m moires

Succinct coverage of the subject enables 'sharp focus' and efficient use of time during exam preparation

Contains a fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for honing exam skills and self-testing ' Self-assessment section fully updated to reflect current exam requirements

Contains 'common exam pitfalls' as advised by faculty

Crash Courses also available electronically

Online self-assessment bank also available - content edited by Dan Horton-Szar

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0723436363
• ISBN13: 9780723436362
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"