Key Resources
Recommended Texts
The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual by Call Number: R726.7 .C36 2006ISBN: 9780415951425Publication Date: 2006-02-06Himmelfarb availability: online & print
Clinical Psychopharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple by Call Number: RC483 .P735 2020ISBN: 9781935660408Publication Date: 2019-09-15Himmelfarb availability: print.
Recommended by clerkship director.
Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry by Call Number: RC454.4 .B58 2021ISBN: 9781615373123Publication Date: 2020-05-04
Study Guide to Introductory Psychiatry by ISBN: 9781585625109Publication Date: 2016-03-21Updated edition to be published June 2021
The Psychiatric Interview by Call Number: RC480.7 .C315 2017ISBN: 9781496327710Publication Date: 2016-08-09Himmelfarb availability: online and print.
Psychiatry by Call Number: RC456 .T64 2008ISBN: 0781774527Himmelfarb availability: online and print.
Psychiatry, Volumes 1-2 (4th Edition) by ISBN: 9781118845493Publication Date: 2015-01-29Himmelfarb Availability: online
Recommended by clerkship director.
Psychiatry Clerkship Guide by Call Number: RC480.5 .P725 2007ISBN: 1416031324Publication Date: 2007Himmelfarb availability: print
Recommended by clerkship director.
Clerkship Contacts
Clerkship Director
Amir Afkhami, MD
aafkhami@mfa.gwu.edu
202-741-2875
Clerkship Coordinator
Jonathan Huntley
johuntley@mfa.gwu.edu
202-741-2871
Shelf Prep Materials
- BoardVitals: Psychiatry Shelf Exam
Questions/answers to study for psychiatry shelf exam. Features include timed exam conditions, individualized study recommendations, and exam study tips. Instructions: Access BoardVitals and then create personal account.
Case Files Psychiatry, Sixth Edition by Call Number: RC454 .T69 2021ISBN: 9781260468731Publication Date: 2020-11-18Locations: Book Stacks (Himmelfarb Basement Level) & Online (Click title to access)
Print-Only Books
First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, Fifth Edition by Call Number: RC454 .S665 2021ISBN: 9781260143393Publication Date: 2018-12-19
Blueprints Psychiatry by Call Number: Book Stacks RC457 .M87 2019ISBN: 1496381343Publication Date: 2018-08-16
Psychiatry PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 15th Edition by Call Number: Book Stacks RC480.5 .K536 2021ISBN: 9781260467413Publication Date: 2020-11-11
Find more exam prep books in our catalog or via our Board Preparation: USMLE Step 2 Research Guide.
Apps/Mobile - Psychiatry
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Best Bets
- PsychiatryOnlinePsychiatry resource with full-text access to the Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), American Psychiatric Association textbooks and journals, guidelines, and patient education materials.
- LexidrugClinical drug information with integrated access to multiple drug databases plus access to Trissel's IV Compatibility, drug interaction checker, drug I.D., patient education, calculators, and additional clinical tools. Includes access to adult, pediatric and neonatal drug information, pharmacogenomics, lab tests and diagnostic procedures, toxicology, and drug allergy and idiosyncratic reactions.
Research Articles
- PubMedIncludes links to Himmelfarb's full-text journals and the Himmelfarb Library's EBM filters:
- Systematic Reviews
- Practice Guidelines
- Randomized Controlled Trials
- Cohort & Case Control
- Background / Reviews - MEDLINEIncludes links to Himmelfarb's full-text journals. To focus search for EBM articles:
-Limit to English and recent years
-Limit by age group if applicable for topic
-Limit by publication type:
- Systematic Review or Meta Analysis
- Practice Guideline
- Randomized Controlled Trial or Controlled Clinical Trial
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