Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams: 1000 Questions and Annotated Answers - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044311983X ISBN 13: 9780443119835

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Prepare for success on your board and shelf exams with the fully revised Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams, Second Edition. Expertly edited by renowned author and educator Dr. Theodore A. Stern as a companion to his popular and authoritative Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, Third Edition, this practical review tool contains 1,000 unique questions with annotated answers, both in print and online. You’ll have convenient, flexible access to hundreds of relevant and carefully reviewed questions from the institution trusted most by residents and practicing clinicians for its leadership in psychiatry information and reference.

• Contains 1,000 multiple-choice questions and annotated answers (400 more than in the first edition) that test your knowledge of every aspect of psychiatry, offering highly effective preparation for your primary certification exams
• Includes new content in key areas, such as psychiatric management of patients with cardiac disease, renal disease, pulmonary disease, and gastrointestinal disease; COVID-19 infection, burns, trauma, and intensive care unit treatment; and care of LGBTQAI+ patients
• Divides questions into manageable sections that correspond directly to chapters in the parent text, Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 3rd Edition; you’ll know exactly where to find detailed information for deeper learning and review
• Helps you gain a better understanding of exam presentation and format as you study relevant content that is fully up to date with DSM-5
• Edited by highly accomplished and award-winning clinician and educator, Dr. Theodore A. Stern, editor of Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry, 3rd Edition, as well as the Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry, 8th Edition
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Theodore A. Stern is the Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Chief Emeritus of The Avery D. Weisman, Psychiatry Consultation Service, and Director of the Thomas P. Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Stern has co-authored more than 550 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and he has edited or authored more than 60 books (including the MGH Handbook of General Hospital Psychiatry, the MGH Psychiatry Update and Board Preparation, Learning About Psychopharmacology, Facing Overweight and Obesity, Facing Pelvic Pain, Facing Memory Loss and Dementia, Facing Serious Mental Illness, and the MGH Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams). Dr. Stern is a Past-President of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP) and is the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of its journal, Psychosomatics (now called Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry). He has won the coveted "Best Teacher Award” from the graduating residents at the MGH/McLean Hospital Psychiatric Residency Training Program, the Cynthia N. Kettyle Teaching Award from the HMS Department of Psychiatry, the MGH Department of Psychiatry's Award for Exceptional Mentorship in the Clinical Realm, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Liaison Psychiatry, and the Thomas P. Hackett Award from the ACLP (its highest honor).

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 044311983X
• ISBN 13: 9780443119835
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 650
• Editor: Stern MD Theodore A.