Abstract:
The seventh edition of BRS Behavioral Science by Barbara Fadem, Ph.D., is a comprehensive review book designed to help medical students recall information learned in the first two years of medical school. It covers topics such as behavioral science, psychiatry, epidemiology, and related courses. The book includes 26 chapters, each starting with a 'Typical Board Question' to exemplify how the subject matter is tested on the USMLE. It features approximately 770 USMLE-style questions with detailed answers and explanations, numerous tables for quick access to essential information, and a comprehensive examination at the end. The book is intended as a learning tool for medical students preparing for the USMLE exams.
Description:
xviii, 362 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. || Includes bibliographical references and index. || CONTENTS : The beginning of life: pregnancy through preschool -- School age, adolescence, special issues of development, and adulthood -- Aging, death, and bereavement -- Genetics, anatomy, and biochemistry of behavior -- Biological assessment of patients with psychiatric symptoms -- Psychoanalytic theory and defense mechanisms -- Learning theory -- Clinical assessment of patients with behavioral symptoms -- Substance-related disorders -- Normal sleep and sleep disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Depressive disorders and bipolar and related disorders -- Anxiety disorders, somatic disorders, and related conditions -- Neurocognitive, personality, dissociative, and eating disorders -- Psychiatric disorders in children -- Biologic therapies: psychopharmacology -- Psychological therapies -- The family, culture, and illness -- Sexuality -- Aggression and abuse -- The physician-patient relationship -- Psychosomatic medicine -- Legal and ethical issues in medicine -- Health care in the United States -- Medical epidemiology -- Statistical analyses.
