Study Guide to Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry

McCarron and co-authors have crafted a timely, thorough and practical review of the basic management and prevention of many common medical co-morbidities in psychiatric populations. This is an essential companion text for anyone seeking to solidify their medical knowledge through rich case-based learning and practical, evidence-based advice. This is a must-read for the psychiatrist of the future. Erik R. Vanderlip, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Medical Informatics, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine

The newly published Guide employs a case-based approach designed to help readers master the most critically important material in the primary text. The guide's organization reflects the text's structure, allowing readers to use it concurrently, to check comprehension, or to test their knowledge after completing the text.

Study Guide to Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Case Approach is an indispensable companion to Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Like the primary text, the study guide was written by experts in the field—many with dual training in psychiatry and medicine—and it reflects the text's focus on clinical care for psychiatrists and other mental health care providers who work in outpatient mental health and integrated clinics. It is critical that mental health providers and trainees learn how to prevent and detect common medical conditions in their patients, who typically have higher rates of adverse health risk behaviors and may lack a primary care physician. Through the deft use of clinical cases, the study guide helps providers and trainees acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to view the patient holistically and improve outcomes.

The study guide's authors employ effective organizational strategies and pedagogic features to achieve these objectives:

• The study guide's structure mirrors that of the primary text, with eight, multi-chapter sections authored by a team of leading experts in the respective areas. Chapter content is embodied in a series of clinical cases, each of which is followed by several multiple-choice questions, allowing readers to test their knowledge of the material.
• In the answer guide, the correct answer to each question is presented, along with an explanation and the corresponding page numbers from the primary text where more complete coverage can be found. This cross-referencing allows readers to contextualize the question and answer and provides them with the opportunity to consolidate their learning of important information.
• The original cases are well written and compelling, offering readers a level of detail and complexity that is both realistic and illustrative of key concepts in prevention, assessment, and treatment.
• In all, the study guide offers 93 cases and 290 multiple-choice questions covering every chapter in the text. In addition, more than 50 tables and figures are included to summarize...read more...