The Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital Residency Handbook of Psychiatry

MGH Residents handbook does exactly what it says, it's not let me down at all, when needing information on a topic. But it is a handbook, it's much smaller than I though, and the content is parred down to brief but thorough explanations without much "psychopath" explanation, just the facts. Then again, that's not what it was supposed to be. It is not a replacement for Kaplan and Saddocks Synopsis. Caveat... I'm a PDA user, and KS Synopsis is available on PDA now. MGH is not, I wish it were. Caveat 2.... ****HIGHLY reccomend ***Case Files for Psychiatry (available on pda or paper). It's not as comprehensive as MGH handbook, but it is far more ENGAGING, for med students or early interns steep in the learning curve. VERY VERY good, and works well on the PDA. It also has an awesome primer on changing ones thinking from basic science to clinical thinking, and an excellent diagnostic thought algorythm... it feels like a friend... it is far more engaging and easy to read and interesting than MGH. Maybe the 2 together are an excellent pack, along with KS Synopsis. Yes. Check out Case Files Psychiatry, it's awesome to pull you into the learning, thinking process, and unexpectedly comprehensive on each of the 60 topics it covers.

Great tool

I use it almost every day, fits into coat pocket, print is quite small, have to strain your eyes to read. Contains very useful,practical information, everything is very well organized, succinct, lots of useful tables, really does what it's claims and is supposed to do, therefore 5 stars. A little larger print probably would not increase book thickness that much for the (hopefully) next edition?

Returned it. The book is great in context and has excellent content and review and is so tiny exactly fits in your lab coat pocket but the font is tiny. The material is great has everything in there but if you are looking or expecting a review that has more info it is not the one.

Has been so helpful for clinical rotations when i dont want to constantly be looking things up on my phone.

Must have text for any psychiatric trainee. This text is not comprehensive but it's not intended to be. As a quick reference for basic management points, differentials, etc., it's a great text to have in your coat. I think it would be useful even for medical students for their rotation.

This book is amazing, it's a quick & easy reference. Gives psychotropic & some psychotherapy intervention suggestions. I suggest this book for everyone about to start clinical/residency.

The digital version is not "Kindle friendly." Important charts, tables etc are displayed in a font, like the original, but too small to read on the Kindle with no ability to zoom in. The content is helpful of course but, I recommend buying a more up-to-date Psych hand book or one that has been made to work well with Kindles, tablets etc.

Molto utile, in particolare per giovani medici in formazione: molte nozioni in poco spazio, da portare nella tasca del camice