Dear friends,
How to study psychiatry is another important question in front of us.As many of you even don't get that posting or rotation.One question of 10 marks is expected in paper 1.So keeping psychiatry at option is a risk.You can read it at last while preparing but do try to brush up your knowledge.Also during your table viva medicine your viva can get diverted to basic psychiatry as for e.g. depression or anxiety management.Our center St John's medicine examiner ask all 6 in my batch question how you mange depression at corporate hospitals ,drug you use there.Hence basic knowledge of psychiatry you must know.Also in your private practice you may have to deal, diagnose many people who has depression,anxiety,somatization .So this knowledge will stay with you for long.Also try to see if your in house psychiatrist allows you to his OPD while he is consulting so that you can learn few basics of counselling.Books to use again dependents on your preference.But from my personal experience I would suggest you can use Ahuja textbook of psychiatry.Also API edition 7 edited by Dr.Sidharth Shah sir where there is a nice dedicated section on psychiatry which has lucid approach to all essential knowledge of psychiatry needed for a family physician.You can refer my question bank on family medicine where we have compiled all essential questions at one place.All the best.Start studies.:-).
How to study psychiatry is another important question in front of us.As many of you even don't get that posting or rotation.One question of 10 marks is expected in paper 1.So keeping psychiatry at option is a risk.You can read it at last while preparing but do try to brush up your knowledge.Also during your table viva medicine your viva can get diverted to basic psychiatry as for e.g. depression or anxiety management.Our center St John's medicine examiner ask all 6 in my batch question how you mange depression at corporate hospitals ,drug you use there.Hence basic knowledge of psychiatry you must know.Also in your private practice you may have to deal, diagnose many people who has depression,anxiety,somatization .So this knowledge will stay with you for long.Also try to see if your in house psychiatrist allows you to his OPD while he is consulting so that you can learn few basics of counselling.Books to use again dependents on your preference.But from my personal experience I would suggest you can use Ahuja textbook of psychiatry.Also API edition 7 edited by Dr.Sidharth Shah sir where there is a nice dedicated section on psychiatry which has lucid approach to all essential knowledge of psychiatry needed for a family physician.You can refer my question bank on family medicine where we have compiled all essential questions at one place.All the best.Start studies.:-).
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