You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the psychiatry clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Psychiatry presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts. Eugene C. Toy, MD The John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chair and Program Director The Methodist Hospital Ob/Gyn Residency Program Houston, TX Vice Chair of Academic Affairs Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX Associate Clinical Professor and Clerkship Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston, TX Dr. Debra L. Klamen Associate Dean of Education and Curriculum Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Education Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois Professor, Department of Psychiatry Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Springfield, Illinois Section I: How to Approach Clinical Problems Part 1. Approach to the Patient Part 2. Approach to Clinical Problem Solving Part 3. Approach to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Part 4. Approach to Reading Section II: Psychiatric Therapeutics Part 1. Psychotherapy Part 2. Psychopharmacotherapy Section III: Clinical Cases Sixty Case Scenarios Section IV: Listing of Cases Listing by Case Number Listing by Disorder (Alphabetical) Listing by DSM-IV Categories Index