The Psychiatry Resident Handbook

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.

 

Table of Contents:

 

1. Understanding Residency

Chapter

1. Framing the Residency Experience

Chapter

2. The U.S. Mental Health Care Landscape

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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