Psychiatry Clerkship

This guide will assist students in finding appropriate sources to complete learning objectives in the Psychiatry Clerkship.

Case Research Tools

Objective:

Use the DSM-5-TR to identify specific signs and symptoms that are the basis for diagnosis of psychiatric syndromes and disorders.


Objective:

Discuss the clinical features, differential diagnosis, and evaluation of condition or disease.


Objective:

Identify indications, basic mechanisms of action and pharmacokinetics, common and serious side effects, signs of toxicity, and the guidelines for prescribing the basic classes of psychotropic medications.


Objective:

Following participation in the basic science learning activities, the learner will be able to utilize basic science knowledge to advance their clinical training in psychiatry by knowing the mechanisms associated with pathology and drug action.


Objective:

Obtain information from patients in a manner that produces a minimum of discomfort for the patient, even topics of items that may be embarrassing or anxiety provoking.