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BEST books on inpatient psychiatry

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Question from a Member:

I am getting ready to start an Inpatient position and was looking for a resource. I went on Amazon but there are many choices and I was unsure which to choose. I was hoping you had a suggestion. I am nervous as this is my first inpatient position at a very stressful time. Any suggestion would be appreciated.


The practice of inpatient psychiatry does have many unique issues and perspectives. So, colleagues who work on inpatient mental health units will benefit from the following book in addition to other, more general books in psychiatry. 

The following manual of inpatient psychiatry was recommended to me by a trusted colleague:

Manual of Inpatient Psychiatry Book

Manual of Inpatient Psychiatry, 2nd Edition

Edited by Michael I. Casher and Joshua D. Bess

Published in 2020 by Cambridge University Press.


Warning! The book below was recommended to us by colleagues. But, until the 2nd Edition of this book is released, we consider this book to be obsolete since it was published in 2008.

Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry Book

Principles of Inpatient Psychiatry

Edited by Fred Ovsiew and Richard L. Munich

Published in 2008 by LWW



Warning! We have not reviewed the book below yet. The one review on Amazon.com as of April 12, 2020, is strongly negative. We will update this page as we get more information about this book.

Oxford Textbook of Inpatient Psychiatry (Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry) book

Oxford Textbook of Inpatient Psychiatry (Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry)

Edited by Alvaro Barrera, Caroline Attard, and Rob Chaplin

Published in 2019.

Oxford University Press


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Comments

  1. Michael Casher MD says

    July 5, 2022 at 7:22 am

    Thanks. Glad you found it helpful. — Dr Casher

    Reply
  2. Elaghoury says

    January 28, 2022 at 6:20 am

    The manual of Casher and Bess is truly helpful. I am an old reader since their first edition. It’s the sole source of inpatient psychiatry. Nothing else is competitive to their manual. Thank you for the article

    Reply

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