Psychiatry clerkship guide, 2d ed.1416031324 Psychiatry clerkship guide, 2d ed. Ed. by Myrl R.S. Manley. Elsevier Health Sciences 2007 520 pages $36.95 Paperback RC480 This concise volume covers the core knowledge needed by medical students during the psychiatry clerkship. Basic concepts discussed in the first section include inpatient service inpatient service Managed care A service provided to a hospitalized Pt. Cf Outpatient service. , the emergency room, and forensic psychiatry forensic psychiatry n. The branch of psychiatry that makes determinations, as regarding fitness to stand trial, the need for commitment, or responsibility for criminal behavior, in a court of law. . Subsequent sections focus in turn on patient evaluation, symptoms, and known conditions. A table of common psychiatric medications is found in the appendix. For the second edition, the self-assessment has been rewritten in the style of the USMLE USMLE United States Medical Licensing Examination Graduate education A 3-step examination required for medical licensure in the US, sanctioned by the Natl Bd of Medical Examiners and Federation of State Medical Bds. See Off-shore medical school, USFMG. Cf FLEX. Step 1 exam. Editor Manley teaches psychiatry at New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of U. School of Medicine. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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