Psychology & Psychiatry

The closest you can get to seeing patients. without being on the wards. Students need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE Step 2 and the psychiatry shelf exam. This book presents 60 clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in psychiatry. Perfect for the clerkship and the USMLE Step 2, each case includes an extended discussion, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive learning system helps you to learn instead of memorize. *60 psychiatry cases with complete discussions. *Clinical pearls highlight key points. *USMLE-style comprehension questions with each case. *Primer on how to approach the patient. *Proven learning system improves shelf exam scores. “Superior to other case file books.”. --Chang-Kun Choi, Medical Student, Midwestern University School of Medicine. “Using clinical scenarios not only makes the reading fun and interesting, but it is far more engaging than sitting down with a bulleted text and reviewing detail after detail. This is a much better way to learn clinical information. I have not read a book like this before, and I certainly have enjoyed it.”. – Eric Hossler, Medical Student, James H. Quillen College of Medicine. “I LOVED this book! I would recommend this book to all third-year students… The book uses a clinical approach and does not lose sight of the pathophysiology behind the disease -- GREAT preparation for being on the wards! The subject matter is also deceptively detailed, with much more information than one normally finds in a text of case files. The reader can use this book as either a rigorous self-test or a read-through introduction to the subject. Once again - a GREAT text!”. – Elizabeth Johnston, Medical Student, Emory University. more...

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Where did my day go? How did it get so late?. I feel like I'm being pulled in too many directions at once. If only there were two of me, I could get it all done. If this is you at the end of the day, you are not alone. Millions of people deal with these same frustrations in today's world of endless distraction. Let's face it: We all live on the edge of being overwhelmed, and old ways of paying attention just don't work anymore. When you get more than three thousand advertising messages and hundreds of emails every day, it's no wonder you feel like you're constantly fighting distraction. What is the secret -- known to a select group of high achievers, including Olympic athletes -- to finding your focus zone? The key is managing adrenaline. Too much and you're overstimulated; too little and you're not stimulated enough. Now you, too, can learn the same methods that high performers use. more...

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Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behavior change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation, to medication adherence and safer sex practices. Engaging dialogues and vignettes bring to life the core skills of motivational interviewing (MI) and show how to incorporate this brief evidence-based approach into any health care setting. Appendices include MI training resources and publications on specific medical conditions. more...

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He says that's his best offer. Is it?. She says she agrees. Does she?. The interview went great—or did it?. He said he'd never do it again. But he did. Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body more...

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A scientifically based program to preserve memory from a top Columbia University expert. An internationally renowned expert on memory, Dr. D. P. Devanand, Co-Director of Columbia University’s Memory Disorders Center, draws on the latest findings – many based on his own original research and his own clinical experiences with patients – to offer a practical, prescriptive program to keep your mind in shape and stave off memory loss. more...

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