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Excellen resource to know how the actual exam will feel like and how to get ready psychologically for it. | Boarding Time: The Psychiatry Candidate's New Guide to Part II of the Abpn Examination | James R. Morrison, Rodrigo A. Munoz

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	• Boarding Time: The Psychiatry Candidate's New Guide to Part II of the Abpn Examination James R. Morrison, Rodrigo A. Munoz American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2003 - 220 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Passable Scare

Useful, but sets improbable interview standards. Talks about the need to cut time and then goes on and on speaking of minutia to included. Very much a boards approved booster book -- no sense of criticism or irony about the validity and use of the boards, or that it might be useful or the meaning of life for everyone.

Not necessary for review but nice to have

It offers some helpful hints and how to think about the test, but I think you can get that by watching mock orals on tape or doing mock orals. It's out of date as it doesn't cover the new format with the 3 written vignettes and 1 video vignette. If you go to the ABPN website they have examples of each, and it is worth looking at them to get a feel for what they ask. Just to update, you go into the room, read or watch the vignette, and then they grill you about what you've read or seen. Each one lasts 12 minutes. Anyway, back to the book...if you are studying with friends get one copy and pass it around, but it isn't a book you are going to go back and read over and over. You can do without it, but if you are anxious and want to read as much as you can, it may be worthwhile. The writing style is pleasant, easy to read, and it is good bedtime reading or use it to take a break from other study material.

Edited to say I passed! They sent out the results in less than a month. I'm so happy I never have to do this horrid test again.

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Excellen resource to know how the actual exam will feel like and how to get ready psychologically for it.

Must read book before going for the "Big Day". After having read the book, I felt mentally prepared for the exam. That went a long way for me in passing the boards. It really smashes the anxiety of the unknown. And that is 90% work done to pass the coveted part-II. Good luck to all fellow-shrinks who are preparing for the exam.

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excellent resource

Essential info for part II of ABPN. Especially latter chapters on formularion and presentation. Enjoy.

I passed.

I hate exams and hate studying for exams and do much less than I should to pass them. Luckily, I did pass my Boards on the first try and I think in large part it was due to having read this book cover to cover. It is an easy read and contains a lot of good tips. Good luck.

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Why should psychiatrists become certified& #63; Board certification today is not just a mark of excellence that qualifies psychiatrists for more pay; it also has become a necessity& mdash;required by hospitals, managed care providers, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The third edition of this eminently practical volume offers a proven roadmap for successfully navigating one of the most stressful events of the psychiatrist's professional life& mdash;Part II of the ABPN examination, the live patient interview. During this ordeal, candidates must put away their accustomed mantle of authority and, within a rigid time limit and under the spotlight's glare, obtain a body of information, formulate and defend a diagnosis, and discuss etiology, prognosis, and therapy.

Because the ABPN serves the public and is evaluative rather than educational, it is not prepared to offer the assistance candidates require. Instead, candidates look to individuals, psychiatric training programs, organizations such as the APA& mdash;and now, the third edition of this meticulously detailed and, above all, proven guide to passing this often-traumatic exam.

The authors have called on virtually every available resource in updating this new edition, including interviews with dozens of candidates and examiners. An important inclusion is the ten most common reasons why candidates fail, and the authors explain in detail how to overcome these pitfalls: 1. Inadequate mock board experience 2. Low level of concern for patient's feelings and well-being 3. Poor follow-up on cues 4. Insufficiently broad differential diagnosis 5. Lack of broad-based treatment plan (biopsychosocial) 6. Poor time management (so data isn't obtained for some areas ) 7. Inadequate case formulation 8. Examination anxiety 9. Allowing patient to control the interview 10. Inadequate familiarity with diagnostic criteria

Meticulously referenced and indexed, with 13 chapters (one of them an actual recorded MBE) and 5 appendixes, this indispensable guide will be welcomed by ABPN candidates everywhere as an invaluable aid to passing this most rigorous of examinations.

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