Main description:

Seamlessly combining the wisdom of seasoned leaders in psychiatry residency and fellowship training with the perspective of current residents-in-training, The Psychiatry Resident Handbook offers insights and guidance readers will not easily find in any other resource.

An opening description of the state of mental health care in the United States serves as a foundation from which the guide proceeds to address topics in five key areas:

* Identity, including trainees' gender and sexual identities, as well as the experience of individuals from underrepresented communities in medicine and international medical graduates
* Clinical practice, from working with historically oppressed patient populations to telehealth and legal and ethical issues
* Skill-building, including working with technology and social media, developing as a leader, publishing research, and engaging in advocacy
* Career development, with discussions of mentorship and sponsorship, finding a first job, and board certification
* Managing both a career and personal life, including recognizing and mitigating burnout, addressing mistreatment and discrimination, and navigating personal finances

Chapters feature key points that preview the content; specific challenges and strategies in which content is applied to real-life scenarios; self-directed questions that spur reflection and professional identity development; and recommended resources that include psychiatric, medical, business, and other literature, as well as relevant websites and online materials.

For guidance on how to successfully navigate training and pursue a fulfilling personal life, medical students, psychiatry residents, fellows and psychiatry educators will not find a more comprehensive resource than The Psychiatry Resident Handbook.

Contents:

I. Understanding Residency
Chapter 1. Framing the Residency Experience
Chapter 2. The U.S. Mental Health Care Landscape
II. Centering Our Identities
Chapter 3. Centering Our Identities
Chapter 4. The Underrepresented in Medicine Experience
Chapter 5. Gender and Sexual Identity
Chapter 6. Professional and Personal Life: The International Medical Graduate Experience
III. Approaching Clinical Work
Chapter 7. Learning to Develop a Case Formulation
Chapter 8. Working with Historically Oppressed Patient Populations
Chapter 9. The Psychiatric Emergency
Chapter 10. On-Call and Night Float
Chapter 11. Non-Psychiatry Services
Chapter 12. Inpatient Services
Chapter 13. The Psychiatric Consult
Chapter 14. Working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Chapter 15. Outpatient Services
Chapter 16. Best Practices in Prescribing Medications
Chapter 17. Best Practices in Providing Psychotherapy
Chapter 18. Telehealth Services
Chapter 19. Legal Issues
Chapter 20. Managing Patient Suicide
Chapter 21. Public Mental Health
Chapter 22. Supervision
IV. Building Skills
Chapter 23. Blue Ink and Blind Spots: Working Toward Accurate Self-Knowledge Through Self-Awareness
Chapter 24. Communication Skills and Managing Conflict
Chapter 25. Embracing Uncertainty: A Prescription Toward Clinical Expertise
Chapter 26. The Resident as Teacher
Chapter 27. Navigating Technology in Residency
Chapter 28. Navigating Use of Social Media
Chapter 29. Leadership
Chapter 30. Scholarship
Chapter 31. Publishing
Chapter 32. Advocacy
V. Developing a Career
Chapter 33. Mentorship and Sponsorship
Chapter 34. Preparing for Your Career
Chapter 35. Steps to Securing Your First Job
Chapter 36. Beyond Training: Board Certification and Continuing Medical Education
VI. Maintaining a Professional and Personal Life
Chapter 37. Work-Life Integration: Accomplishing Your Professional and Personal Goals
Chapter 38. Wellness: Am I Well or am I Burned Out?
Chapter 39. Handling Mistreatment and Discrimination
Chapter 40. Physician Impairment
Chapter 41. Practical Finances: Creating a Budget and Beginning Investing
VII. Self-Directed Learning Appendix