2015 LWW Medical and Health Professions Education Catalogue

PSYCHIATRY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE

BRS Behavioral Science Board Review Series Sixth Edition Barbara Fadem, PhD Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey February 2013 / Softbound / 7 x 10 Approx. 336 pp. / Approx. 18 Illus. / Approx. 87 Tables 978-1-4511-3210-6

NMS Psychiatry Sixth Edition National Medical Series for Independent Study Joshua T. Thornhill, MD Department of Psychiatry, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC September 2011 / Softbound / 10.875 x 8.375 320 pp. / Approx. 50 Tables 978-1-60831-574-1

DESCRIPTION Part of the National Medical Series (NMS), this book provides a quick review of clinical psychiatry with USMLE- style (vignette) questions for self-study and assessment. Features include 500 USMLE-style questions in vignette format, a comprehensive exam, and a convenient outline format. This updated edition will include the latest medications, treatment protocols, evidence-based practice guidelines, and revised diagnostic criteria using DSM-IV-TR. New to this edition will be an expanded focus on geriatric psychiatry and emergency psychiatry, as well as traumatic brain injury. FEATURES f f NEW: Features expanded coverage of elder abuse and traumatic brain injury, as well as a new chapter on geriatric psychiatry f f NEW: Incorporates the latest medications, treatment protocols, evidence-based practice guidelines, and diagnostic criteria using DSM-IV-TR f f Delivers nearly 500 USMLE-style review questions, including a comprehensive exam on thePoint and chapter-ending questions and answers in the text

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FEATURES The Board Review Series (BRS) is aimed at providing basic knowledge as it relates to clinical situations and is used primarily by medical students studying for the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE). BRS Behavioral Science covers material on this subject that is addressed on USMLE Step 1. Previous editions of this volume have been quite popular with medical students. As in its previous editions, BRS Behavioral Science is written in outline format to provide an efficient method of studying Behavioral Science for USMLE. A major focus of books in the BRS series is to provide experience to students in answering USMLE-style questions. f f BRS outline format used throughout the book f f Over 700 USMLE-style questions (about 15 questions f f at the end of each chapter) and a Comprehensive Exam f f containing about 100 questions at the end of the book f f Typical Board Question (TBQ) at beginning of each f f chapter to introduce the subject matter of the chapter and expose the student to the way that subject is commonly tested on the USMLE f f All questions with annotated answers that illustrate important aspects of the material

MEDICINE

Wolters Kluwer

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