Usmle Step 1, High-Yield Behavioral Science, Barbara Fadem, 2008

High-Yield™ Behavioral Science, Third Edition presents a concise review of the behavioral science material tested on the USMLE Step 1. The High-Yield™ outline format, with tables, diagrams, photographs, and images to clarify important material, provides a concentrated, efficient review for both course exams and the USMLE. Patient Snapshots present clinical scenarios and pose specific questions. Annotated answers and explanations appear at the end of each chapter. This edition is thoroughly updated, consistent with DSM-IV-TR, and reorganized into six major sections:
-The Life Cycle;
-Biological and Psychological Bases of Behavior;
-Psychopathology;
-Social Behavior;
-The Practice of Medicine; and
-Epidemiology and Statistics.

Review
Great Book!
Covers everything you need to know in under 100 pages. Really easy read. Can be read in a day or two and will increase your behavioral science scores on the USMLE significantly!

Not the best, but good for a general understanding
This is a great book as a quick review and by using this book as your sole review source you could probably answer many questions of the test, but don't expect to ace it! This book is good (but not great) on many chapters specially on developement and psychopathology (enough to get the big clinical picture), but it is very weak on biostatistics. So if your looking for biostats, go look somewhere else! If you want to study from the best source there is, there's not much left... Try kaplan notes and lectures which I found best..
4 Stars for all the vital details I consider this book is lacking.. but still it is an outstanding of review.

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