LibGuides: MRC Year 1 Recommended Resources: Behavioral Science

Behavioral & Social Sciences / Population Science & Policy (PSP)

Faculty Notes

There is no definitive book on behavioral science in medicine. These books, however, are recommended by the behavioral science faculty because they are a good introduction to the definition of behavioral topics, including physician-patient interactions and PSP. The Sahler & Carr book is almost a combination of Feldman & Christensen and Wedding & Stuber and has more test review questions than the other books. Specific PSP sections are given below.

Textbooks

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-5-TR, 5th ed. by American Psychiatric Association
Call Number: WM 15 D536 2022

ISBN: 9780890425756

Publication Date: 2022-03-18

Faculty Note: "Essential resource for understanding mental disorders."
Behavioral Medicine a Guide for Clinical Practice, 5th ed. by Mitchell D. Feldman; John F. Christensen
Call Number: WB 103 B419 2020

ISBN: 9781260142686

Publication Date: 2019-11-29

Faculty Note: "Great figure on stress and illness.
PSP - contains chapters on several topics, e.g., mistakes in medical practice, smoking, obesity, alcohol and substance use."
On Doctoring, 3rd ed. by Richard Reynolds (Editor); John Stone (Editor); Lois Lacivita Nixon (Editor); Delese Wear (Editor)
Call Number: WZ 330 O58 2010

ISBN: 0743201531

Publication Date: 2001-08-07

Faculty Note: "This book will provide you with stories relating to patient-physician interactions and empathy that may be interesting and useful to you. Some PPR readings may be drawn from it, but it will NOT be used as a textbook and no test questions will be drawn from it."
The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care, 4th ed. by Olle Jane Z. Sahler (Editor); John E. Carr (Editor); Julia B. Frank (Editor); João Vieira Nunes (Editor)
Call Number: WM 103 B419 2018

ISBN: 9780889374867

Publication Date: 2017-08-31

Faculty Note: "This has several chapters on society and illness and two appendices on epidemiology and biostatistics."
Behavior and Medicine, 6th ed. by Danny Wedding (Editor); Margaret L. Stuber (Editor)
Call Number: WB 100 B4185 2020

ISBN: 9780889375604

Publication Date: 2020-03-05

Faculty Note: "Excellent source for short, clear explanations of topics such as development, some mental illnesses, death and dying, and patient behavior. However, find a different text for description of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) as this edition of Wedding & Stuber predates the current DSM.
PSP - the last four chapters of this book form a section on "Social and Cultural Issues in Healthcare"."
Health Systems Science, 2nd ed. by Susan E. Skochelak (Editor)
Call Number: W 84 AA1 H434 2021

ISBN: 9780323694629

Publication Date: 2020-05-19