Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Eleventh Edition [Paperback]

Debra Klamen (Author), Phil Pan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2006 | ISBN-10: 007145554X | ISBN-13: 978-0071455541 | Edition: 11

• 500 USMLE-style questions and answers referenced to core textbooks and journal articles.
• Complete explanations discuss right and wrong answer options.
• All questions are reviewed by students who have recently passed the exams

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"The Pretest Series is widely used in preparing medical students for the clerkship shelf exams and the USMLE, and this psychiatry edition is, overall, quite good. The content is thorough, the questions concise, and the answers explained well. For those students who prefer to study using question-and answer type review books, this should fulfill their needs. It is nice to see an updated edition of this ever popular review book. 4 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service. (Doody's )

About the Author

Debra Klamen, MD is Assistant Dean for Pre-Clerking Curriculum at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine..

. Philip Pan, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 355 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 11 edition (March 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007145554X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071455541
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #322,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good ..., May 6, 2008

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This review is from: Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Eleventh Edition (Paperback)

I used this book to prepare for the psychiatry shelf exam. Overall, I liked it. Some of questions themselves are not reflective of the shelf question style, per se; the questions on the shelf are much longer, and the questions in this book tend to focus too much on drug half-lives and epidemiology. Also, there were a few blocks of questions that were totally useless for the shelf --- particularly the section about theories of development (Piaget, Freud, Erikson, and all that jazz). However, the questions about specific psychiatric diagnoses were very helpful. Spending the time to read through the answer explanations is crucial, even if you answered the question correctly! The explanations are the real strength of this book. In sum: a worthwhile investment!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Test passer, October 21, 2006

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GusEmery "keeping it simple" (Arroyo Grande, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Eleventh Edition (Paperback)

This is an excellent test preparation book. The questions are well worded and make sense, the answers are very instructive. I found that the answers were very comprehensive and reading them was reviewing for the test. Each subject was covered with 50+ questions that hit all the high spots for the test. This is a must have review book.

0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a fan., March 2, 2009

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This review is from: Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Eleventh Edition (Paperback)

I just don't like Case Files. First of all, it's full of typos, which drives me crazy. If you're ok with that, then by all means go ahead. But for me, it makes me lose faith in the whole book. I've found some other errors as well. Also, in my opinion, the questions are too detailed for a third year med students, so if that's what you are, I'd consider looking elsewhere. But if you're a masochist, go for it!