Massachusetts General Hospital Study Guide for Psychiatry Exams

1. Section 1: Approach to the Patient
Chapter 1: The Doctor Patient Relationship
Chapter 2: The Psychiatric Interview
Chapter 3: Laboratory Test and Diagnostic Procedures
Chapter 4: Treatment Adherence

2. Section 2: Human Development
Chapter 5: Child, Adolescent and Adult Development

3. Section 3: Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Chapter 6: Diagnostic Rating Scales and Psychiatric Instruments
Chapter 7: Understanding and Applying Psychological Assessment
Chapter 8: Neuropsychological Assessment

4. Section 4: The Psychotherapies
Chapter 9: Coping with Medical Illnesses and Psychotherapy of Mental Ill
Chapter 10: An Overview of the Psychotherapies
Chapter 11: Brief Psychotherapy: An Overview
Chapter 12: Couples Therapy
Chapter 13: Family Therapy
Chapter 14: Group Psychotherapy
Chapter 15: Hypnosis
Chapter 16: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Behavioral Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy

5. Section 5: Psychiatric Diagnosis and Conditions
Chapter 17: DSM-IV, A System for Psychiatric Diagnosis

6. Section 6: Disorders of Cognition
Chapter 18: Delirium
Chapter 19: Dementia
Chapter 20: Intellectual Disability

7. Section 7: Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition
Chapter 21: Mental Disorders Due to Another Medical Condition

8. Section 8: Sleep Disorders
Chapter 22: Sleep Disorders

9. Section 9: Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 23: Impulse-Control Disorder
Chapter 24: Somatic Symptom Disorder
Chapter 25: Factitious Disorders and Malingering
Chapter 26: Alcohol-Related Disorder
Chapter 27: Drug Addiction
Chapter 28: Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Chapter 29: Mood Disorders: Depressive Disorders (Major Depressive Disorder)
Chapter 30: Bipolar Disorder
Chapter 31: Psychiatric Illness during Pregnancy and Post-partum Period
Chapter 32: Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 33: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
Chapter 34: Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chapter 35: Dissociative Disorder
Chapter 36: Sexual Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction
Chapter 37: Eating Disorders: Evaluation and Management
Chapter 38: Grief, Bereavement and Adjustment Disorder
Chapter 39: Personality and Personality Disorder

10. Section 10: Treatment Approaches
Chapter 40: Psychiatric Neuroscience:  Incorporating Pathophysiology into Clinical Case Formulation
Chapter 41: The Pharmacotherapy of Anxiety Disorder
Chapter 42: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 43: Antidepressants
Chapter 44: Pharmacological Approaches to Treatment-Resistant Depression
Chapter 45: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Chapter 46: Neurotherapeutics
Chapter 47: Lithium and its Role in Psychiatry
Chapter 48: The Use of Antiepileptic Drugs in Psychiatry
Chapter 49; Pharmacotherapy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder across the Life Span
Chapter 50: Drug-Drug Interactions with Psychopharmacology
Chapter 51: Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications
Chapter 52: Natural Medications of Psychiatry

11. Section 11: Special Topics in Psychiatry
Chapter 53: The Suicidal Patient

12. Section 12: Psychosomatic Medicine
Chapter 54: Psychiatric Consultation to Medical and Surgical Patients
Chapter 55: Life-threatening Conditions in Psychiatry: Catatonia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Serotonin Syndrome
Chapter 56: Psycho-oncology: Psychiatric co-morbidities and Complications of Cancer and Cancer Treatments
Chapter 57: Psychiatric Aspects of HIV-Infected and AIDS
Chapter 58: Organ Transplantation: Pre-Transplant Assessment and Post-Transplant Management
Chapter 59: Approaches to Collaborative Care and Primary Care Psychiatry
Chapter 60: Psychiatry and Ethical Aspects of Care at the End of Life

13. Section 13: Psychiatric Epidemiology and Statistics
Chapter 61: Psychiatric Epidemiology
Chapter 62: Statistics in Psychiatric Research

14. Section 14: Genetics and Psychiatry
Chapter 63: Genetics and Psychiatry

15. Section 15: Social and Community Psychiatry
Chapter 64: Serious Mental Illness
Chapter 65: Aggression and Violence
Chapter 66: Culture and Psychiatry
Chapter 67: Community Psychiatry
Chapter 68: Managed Care and Psychiatry

16. Section 16: Child Psychiatry
Chapter 69: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Disorders
Chapter 70: Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder in Transition Adolescents and Young Adults

17. Section 17: Geriatric Psychiatry
Chapter 71: Geriatric Psychiatry

18. Section 18: Neuropsychiatry
Chapter 72: Neuroanatomical Systems Relevant to Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Chapter 73: The Neurological Examination
Chapter 74: Neuropsychiatric Principles and Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 75: Neuroimaging in Psychiatry
Chapter 76: Clinical Neurophysiology and Electroencephalography
Chapter 77: Psychiatric Manifestations and Treatment of Seizure Disorders
Chapter 78: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Headaches
Chapter 79: Pathophysiology, Psychiatric Co-morbidity, and Treatment of Pain
Chapter 80: Psychiatric Aspects of Stroke Syndromes
Chapter 81: Movement Disorders
Chapter 82: Psychiatric Manifestations of Traumatic Brain Disorders

19. Section 19: Law and Psychiatry
Chapter 83: Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 84: Psychiatric Correlates and Consequences of Abuse and Neglect
Chapter 85: Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry I: Informed Consent, Competency, Treatment Refusal and Civil Commitment
Chapter 86: The Role of Psychiatrist in the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 87: Legal and Ethical Issues in Psychiatry II: Malpractice and Boundary Violations

20. Section 20: Care in Special Settings
Chapter 88: Emergency Psychiatry
Chapter 89: Rehabilitation Psychiatry
Chapter 90: Military Psychiatry
Chapter 91: Disaster Psychiatry

21. Section 21: Preparing for the Future
Chapter 92: Coping with the Rigor of Psychiatric Practice
Chapter 93: Psychiatry and the Media
Chapter 94: Global Mental Health in the Twenty-First Century