Psychiatry Test Preparation and Review Manual

Access code did not work, called customer service and they added the book to my account. Video vignettes are included in the "Multimedia Resources" section. You don't even need the e-book access to see the video vignettes, its a separate link that can be found if you do a quick google search.

This is not a textbook. It is not a review book. It is a question bank - arguably the best question bank available. If you are looking at this, you probably already know that the questions are top notch (albeit heavy on obscure neurological syndromes). When you buy the e-book version of this, you get an actual e-book that you can download if you want, but it's just the printed questions and answers in a format that maybe works ok in print but is awkward in e-book software. Don't even bother with that. You also get access to an interactive online "supplement." THIS is what you are really paying for! It is the same content as the book, but in a convenient q-bank format, plus a collection of video vignettes and associated questions. With the online software, this becomes one the best AND most affordable resources available. I was unable to access the online features at first, but the kind people at Elsevier got me up and running in about 15 minutes on their customer service phone line. Do not give up - the online features are crucial to getting what you're meant to get out of this book.

I used this as my only study tool for recert boards, and passed comfortably. I spent a concentrated cram type amount of time, maybe total 8 hours studying, and it was good. To be fair though I use a lot of this stuff day to day and was not out of practice, and also do not have test anxiety. It covers the right material, and will get you where you need if you take the tests and review the answers and keep reviewing.

This is perhaps the keystone review book for this particular test - the questions are good, the vignettes are useful, the knowledge all important, but as it is exclusively test questions it can be a little overwhelming trying to focus on or learn any one topic. My opinion is that this is a great resource for brushing up on your pearls and test skills, but unless you learn by volume of test questions, make sure you invest in a narrative study guide as well.

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On time delivery, book in good condition with access to online material. Yay!

This is a highly rated psychiatry board prep book that I was looking forward to reading! My primary reason for purchasing it was to be able to access the digital material. Unfortunately, the access code is missing! This means that I purchased something that is no longer convenient for me as I planned to study on the go.