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Sample Questions for Psychiatry Board Preparation
5/26/2009 12:48:43 PM
I have finally put together the new recordings; As I have mentioned in the past I am trying to think of the things that I would have found useful to study for the boards. I was going to go through the mood disorders next, but realized that trying to cover all of the disorders with a 'shotgun' approach would be the same old thing that is already out there. I remember purchasing an $800 set of recordings that covered all of the different disorders; 90% of the material was obvious, another 8% was unintelligible from different accents or skipping CDs, and 2% was very helpful– but I had to listen for hours and hours to get to that part!
My hope is that by first covering 'Q and A' the preparing student or resident would learn the areas that need the most 'brushing up', and then focus on those areas for the other studying programs. These Q and A recordings consist of questions similar to those found on old Board Exams, Prites, studying guides, tests I helped make up for undergraduate studies… and completely consistent with the questions found on the Part I Boards. That does NOT mean that they won't be helpful for Part II; On the contrary the questions are similar to those asked during the newer portions of the Part II exam, and also provide the facts needed to converse about the differential diagnoses for the patient interview (e.g. how many weeks before bereavement becomes depression?).
The Q and A recordings will be released every two weeks, in a series of different categories. This first category is 'adult psychopathology'; future categories will include child psychiatry, forensics, emergency psychiatry, neuro, consult-liason. and others. Each edition will contain from 110 to 120 minutes of questions and answers.
As always, the recordings are intended for use during otherwise wasted time, such as a morning or evening commute, or during a jog at the end of the day. I simply ask the question, list the possible answers, pause for you to come up with the correct response, and then provide the correct response. If you miss a question I suggest that you make a mental note of that section, or better yet use the myriad of recorders that are now found on I-phones, cell phones, and other hand-held devices. Or buy a cheap voice recorder at best buy! You will quickly identify the areas that you ahve down cold from those where you need to do a bit of review.
I welcome suggestions that would improve upon the product; if you have nice things to say (and thank you to those of you who have already sent me those!), send them in with your name if you don't mind. I am realizing that for marketing purposes I should put a few of them on the site.
Thank you for your interest and for your purchase, and good luck, as always, in your studies!
Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD
Site was down– now back!
5/5/2009 1:49:12 PM
I'm sorry if you tried to use the ordering page– I'm not sure what happened to my hosting account, but things are up and running again. Please try again; recordings are current, and your order will be handled within 24 hours and sent within two days.
Thanks!
Jeffrey T Junig MD PhD
Questions and Answers about Psychiatry
5/4/2009 10:59:16 AM
In earlier posts I said that I would produce a set of tapes for mood disorders, otherwise similar to the psychopharmacology recordings. As I gathered material for the recordings though I realized that the yield on that type of project would be quite low. My primary goal in producing these recordings was to come up with something different, and improved, over what is already out there. I purchased recordings before taking the boards a few years ago, and found that after paying $800 for a well-known set of tapes, about 75% of the material was obvious (the treatment strategies for depression start with SSRIs, then SNRIs, and eventually ECT, for example… ), about 10% was outdated, 5% was incorrect, and only the remainder consisted of things that I needed to review. And so I felt that listening to a couple hours of recordings, hoping to glean a few minutes of new material, was a waste of my time. I recognized the need for something better.
The other problem I found was that for a vast category of information like ‘mood disorders', the listener becomes lulled into disinterest by all of the well-known information, and then misses the occasional nugget of new info that comes along.
I realized that a better approach would be to take PRITE-like questions and put them into recordings. The part one or part two candidate would be more engaged, listening to the question and then pausing the tape and coming up with the answer– or NOT coming up with the answer– and then hearing the answer and in some cases some explanation. Wouldn't that be a better way to learn? So that is what I am working on, and I'm sorry it has taken so long. I live in Wisconsin, and the winter really just bums me out… But I'm getting there.
A quick note– I have received a couple e-mails asking me if these recordings are ‘current'… Yes they are– I am making the current batch in 2009 and the others were made a few months ago.
Please come back soon, and maybe I'll have the new recordings ready.
JJ
Order Page for Psychiatry Board Review Recordings
7/3/2009 12:00:00 AM
This new order page is more user friendly than the links on the right side of the page. Watch for new recordings coming soon.
New Recordings, (Almost) Free Samples
7/3/2009 12:00:00 AM
Announcing November's recordings: Psychopharmacology.
Since the recordings are an unknown commodity, I will offer two 'sample recordings' at a very low price, so that you can get a sense of what the recordings are like before spending more money. The samples are valuable by themselves; my hope is that you will find them useful, and so convinced will purchase the rest of the lectures.
The links for purchase are on the right side of this page.
The first sample recording provides Board Review for the antidepressants. The recording is 40 minutes long, and can be purchased for $5.00 through PayPal or Google Checkout. Simply click on the ‘add to cart' button and you will be taken to your choice of those secure systems; After your purchase you will be taken to a page where the recording can be downloaded, and the download link will also be sent to you by e-mail.
The second sample recording consists of a few miscellaneous medications including medications used for AODA treatment and medications used to treat dementia. This recording is 20 minutes long, and can be purchased in the same way for $3.00.
The remainder of the Psychopharmacology series consists of 2 hours and 15 minutes of material, and sells for $31.00. This brings the total cost for the 3 hours of material to $39.00 by instant download. If you prefer to receive the total three hours of recordings on audio CD you may choose that option; the total charge for that option is $49.00. Sales tax is added to all orders by Wisconsin residents. Again, the links for purchase of these and other recordings are in the right column of this page.
The recordings are designed for preparation for the written boards in Psychiatry, but are a good review for the oral boards, or for any study of the medications used in the mental health field. The material covered includes generic and brand names of all classes of psychotropic medications, including stimulants, antipsychotics, antidepressants, sedative/hypnotics, and miscelleneous medications. Please feel free to write to me with your comments about the recordings; If you have an area of study that you would like included in next month's series, please let me know!
