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Title: Too simplistic for psychiatrists/residents
Review: I bought this book as a first year psychiatry resident, thinking that it would be the psychiatric equivalent to the Washington Manual. I was sorely disappointed. While the title says it is a practical guide, I felt it was practical only for diagnosis but not treatment. For a new intern who needed to know what drug to give when, how to treat this fell way short of the mark.It wasn't particularily helpful in the clinics or on rounds or in the ER. It was too vague for that.I ended up never using it. Instead in my third year I sold it brand new. I think it's probably a great book for someone who doesn't have basic mental health experience, such as a medical student, or a medicine resident etc. It's a complete waste of time for the psychiatry resident!
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