50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know

50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of psychiatry. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, women's mental health, child and adolescent disorders, and epidemiological studies. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review, followed by brief information on other relevant studies. This book is a must-read for health care professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.

Dr. Ish P. Bhalla earned his BS cum laude from Case Western Reserve University and his MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He completed his psychiatry residency from Yale University and is currently a forensic psychiatry fellow at Yale. He plans to pursue a career in medical education, academic psychiatry, healthcare policy, and services research. He will be pursuing a health policy fellowship as a National Clinician Scholar at The University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Rajesh R. Tampi is a Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Vice Chairman for Education and Faculty Development, Residency Program Director, and the Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at MetroHealth, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the President of the International Medical Graduates (IMG) Caucus of the American Psychiatric Association and the Secretary and Treasurer of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP).

Dr. Vinod H. Srihari developed and oversees Yale University's Evidence-Based Mental Health curriculum, which has been recognized as a national model by the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT). He continues to enjoy the challenge of using population based evidence in the care of individual patients, teaching and learning how to make better use of the evidence, and designing clinical research in response to public health challenges.