buy the textbook?

buy the textbook?

Kupffer 28 Jan 2009 16:08

Did any of you 3rd and 4th years buy the psych book? The professor mentioned that it was required for 3rd year anyway. Did you use it?

The book is Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry by Andreasen and Black. Thanks.

Re: buy the textbook?

wakka_x_3 01 Feb 2009 18:59

I'd recommend buying the textbook (old editions are probably the same as the newer) because I thought it explained things pretty simply and very well. It's a dense read but worth it if you have the patience. For a subject like psychiatry where much of the subject material is more understanding ideas and philosophies rather than memorizing lists, physiology, and tables, a good reading book goes a long way. If you're remotely interested in psych you should get Andreasen and Black, or one that fits your preference. If you're really not psych-inclined and you know it, then I know plenty of my friends got by without and just used Dr. Pessar's lecture notes. (Personally, I trust Dr. Pessar's recommendations and understanding of psychiatry…so if she recommends this book, I'd consider.) So if you're a textbook person, consider borrowing/buying. If you're really not, then you'll need to be creative with your reading resources later when you're in 3rd year clerkship. I think a lot of the psych residents like and use this book too.

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Re: buy the textbook?

(account deleted) 05 Feb 2009 21:44

I respectfully disagree with the previous poster. I did very well on the shelf exam with just Case Files + First Aid for Psychiatry and learning from my and my classmates' patients. But also, I am neither a textbook nor psychiatry person…