Behavioral Science in Medicine

Behavioral Science in Medicine, by Dr. Barbara Fadem, author of the popular review books High-Yield Behavioral Science and BRS Behavioral Science, is a comprehensive yet manageable text that introduces medical students to the science of human behavior. Organized to mirror the behavioral science/psychiatry course taught in the first two years, this text effectively teaches the major concepts of this complex subject and prepares students for board exams. The 2nd edition is appropriate for courses in Behavioral Science alone but also for courses that merge Behavioral Science and Neuroscience, which is a growing trend as the NBME plans to combine these subjects on the USMLE. The increase depth of coverage of psychiatric illness, substance abuse, and pediatric psychiatry, also makes the 2nd edition appropriate for use in Clinical Psychiatry courses in the 3rd- and 4th-year.