Review Manual for Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry

Book excerpt: This easy-to-use manual is the only review tool of its kind! Distilled from the parent text on consultation-liaison psychiatry, it presents hundreds of questions-with rationales-that challenge the reader's knowledge in all aspects of psychosomatic medicine. Written by a practicing clinician-from one of the premier psychiatric departments in the world-for those working at the interface of medicine and psychiatry, it covers the entire burgeoning field of psychosomatic medicine. Readers will also find how to best prepare for the first-time ever board examination in the field coming in June 2005. Features 800 clinically relevant questions that test the reader's understanding of the full range of common topics on the diagnosis and treatment of the in-hospital, medically ill patient. Includes correct answers accompanied by detailed rationales. Presents questions that focus on simple recall, as well as those that challenge the reader's interpretive and problem-solving skills. Uses a standard testing format with multiple-choice, true/false, and matching sets.