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Top 20 Psychiatry Books
Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural Neurology Explained: Diseases, Diagnosis and ManagementNeuropsychiatry and Behavioural Neurology Explained: Diseases, Diagnosis and Management by Alexander Joel Mitchell
This is one area no one seems to revise properly - now theres no excuse!
Evidence Based DementiaEvidence Based Dementia
Buy new: £114.00 / Used from: £127.25
This is the old age textbook you need
Companion to Psychiatric Studies (MRCPsy Study Guides)Companion to Psychiatric Studies (MRCPsy Study Guides) by Eve C Johnstone CBE MD FRCP(Glasgow and Edinburgh) FRCPsych FMedSci FRSE Professor
Buy new: £52.73 / Used from: £52.75
Very strong overview in a medium format
Evolutionary Psychiatry: A New BeginningEvolutionary Psychiatry: A New Beginning by John Price
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £15.40
This is essential for a modern understanding of brain disorders
OSCEs in Psychiatry: Prepare for the New MRCPsych (MRCPsy Study Guides)OSCEs in Psychiatry: Prepare for the New MRCPsych (MRCPsy Study Guides) by Albert Michael MBBS DPM MD FRCPsych
Buy new: £21.22 / Used from: £17.98
Suddenly this has become an essential text for MRCPsych
Making Sense of Critical AppraisalMaking Sense of Critical Appraisal by Olajide Ajetunmobi
Buy new: £15.49 / Used from: £13.41
Excellent text from an unknown author
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Handbooks Series) by David Semple
Buy used from: £16.00
Good for both undergrads and postgrads
Revision Notes in PsychiatryRevision Notes in Psychiatry by Basant Puri
Buy new: £37.79 / Used from: £32.99
Nice revision text
ABC of Psychological Medicine (ABC Series)ABC of Psychological Medicine (ABC Series)
Buy new: £17.99 / Used from: £4.14
Really excellent short synopsis of psychological medicine
Organic Psychiatry: The Psychological Consequences of Cerebral DisorderOrganic Psychiatry: The Psychological Consequences of Cerebral Disorder by William Alwyn Lishman
Buy new: £90.89 / Used from: £44.98
New version coming out as multi-author text
PsychiatryPsychiatry by Allan Tasman
Buy new: £205.00 / Used from: £7.29
The new standard in US textbooks
Neurological Examination Made EasyNeurological Examination Made Easy by Geraint Fuller MA MD FRCP
Buy used from: £14.71
You know you need to brush up here, don't you?
Symptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive PsychopathologySymptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology by Andrew C. P. Sims MA MD FRCPsych FRCP(London & Edinburgh)
Unless you can get Fish, this is essential
Psychiatric Care of the Medical PatientPsychiatric Care of the Medical Patient
Another reference book, this one needs updating
Unmet Need in Psychiatry: Problems, Resources, ResponsesUnmet Need in Psychiatry: Problems, Resources, Responses
Buy new: £90.25 / Used from: £6.40
What have we been doing wrong all these years?
Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of PsychiatryKaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry
Buy used from: £39.99
This was the standard by which US textbooks were judged
Biological PsychiatryBiological Psychiatry
Buy new: £456.00 / Used from: £50.00
Brilliant textbook but too expensive to buy personally
New Oxford Textbook of PsychiatryNew Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry
Buy new: £167.20 / Used from: £59.91
New version on its way......in colour?
Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines 2005Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines 2005
Buy new: £42.50 / Used from: £7.92
Probably has to be read, but not without flaws
Fundamentals of PsychopharmacologyFundamentals of Psychopharmacology by Brian E. Leonard
Buy new: £32.14 / Used from: £31.74
Getting out of date, alternative is Stahl
DSM-IV-TR in ActionDSM-IV-TR in Action by Sophia F. Dziegielewski
Buy new: £40.37 / Used from: £37.66
You need one ICD10 or DSMIV book
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador)The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador) by Oliver Sacks
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £1.81
Light reading to keep us all sane