The Psychiatry Resident Handbook How to Thrive in Training

Seamlessly combining the wisdom of seasoned leaders in psychiatry residency and fellowship training with the perspective of current residents-in-training, The Psychiatry Resident Handbook offers insights and guidance readers will not easily find in any other resource.

An opening description of the state of mental health care in the United States serves as a foundation from which the guide proceeds to address topics in five key areas:

• Identity, including trainees' gender and sexual identities, as well as the experience of individuals from underrepresented communities in medicine and international medical graduates
• Clinical practice, from working with historically oppressed patient populations to telehealth and legal and ethical issues
• Skill-building, including working with technology and social media, developing as a leader, publishing research, and engaging in advocacy
• Career development, with discussions of mentorship and sponsorship, finding a first job, and board certification
• Managing both a career and personal life, including recognizing and mitigating burnout, addressing mistreatment and discrimination, and navigating personal finances

Chapters feature key points that preview the content; specific challenges and strategies in which content is applied to real-life scenarios; self-directed questions that spur reflection and professional identity development; and recommended resources that include psychiatric, medical, business, and other literature, as well as relevant websites and online materials.

For guidance on how to successfully navigate training and pursue a fulfilling personal life, medical students, psychiatry residents, fellows and psychiatry educators will not find a more comprehensive resource than The Psychiatry Resident Handbook.

CONTENTS

• I. Understanding Residency
• Chapter 1. Framing the Residency Experience
• Chapter 2. The U.S. Mental Health Care Landscape
• II. Centering Our Identities
• Chapter 3. Centering Our Identities
• Chapter 4. The Underrepresented in Medicine Experience
• Chapter 5. Gender and Sexual Identity
• Chapter 6. Professional and Personal Life: The International Medical Graduate Experience
• III. Approaching Clinical Work
• Chapter 7. Learning to Develop a Case Formulation
• Chapter 8. Working with Historically Oppressed Patient Populations
• Chapter 9. The Psychiatric Emergency
• Chapter 10. On-Call and Night Float
• Chapter 11. Non-Psychiatry Services
• Chapter 12. Inpatient Services
• Chapter 13. The Psychiatric Consult
• Chapter 14. Working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
• Chapter 15. Outpatient Services
• Chapter 16. Best Practices in Prescribing Medications
• Chapter 17. Best Practices in Providing Psychotherapy
• Chapter 18. Telehealth Services
• Chapter 19. Legal Issues
• Chapter 20. Managing Patient Suicide
• Chapter 21. Public Mental Health
• Chapter 22. Supervision
• IV. Building Skills
• Chapter 23. Blue Ink and Blind Spots: Working Toward Accurate Self-Knowledge Through Self-Awareness
• Chapter 24. Communication Skills and Managing Conflict
• Chapter 25. Embracing Uncertainty: A Prescription Toward Clinical Expertise
• Chapter 26. The Resident as Teacher
• Chapter 27. Navigating Technology in Residency
• Chapter 28. Navigating Use of Social Media
• Chapter 29. Leadership
• Chapter 30. Scholarship
• Chapter 31. Publishing
• Chapter 32. Advocacy
• V. Developing a Career
• Chapter 33. Mentorship and Sponsorship
• Chapter 34. Preparing for Your Career
• Chapter 35. Steps to Securing Your First Job
• Chapter 36. Beyond Training: Board Certification and Continuing Medical Education
• VI. Maintaining a Professional and Personal Life
• Chapter 37. Work-Life Integration: Accomplishing Your Professional and Personal Goals
• Chapter 38. Wellness: Am I Well or am I Burned Out?
• Chapter 39. Handling Mistreatment and Discrimination
• Chapter 40. Physician Impairment
• Chapter 41. Practical Finances: Creating a Budget and Beginning Investing
• VII. Self-Directed Learning
• Appendix