How to Succeed in Psychiatry A Guide to Training and Practice

The book is based on an Italian edition that has been extensively revised and expanded to widen its geographical appeal. Professione psichiatra: Guida pratica alla formazione, all'inserimento lavorativo e all'aggiornamento Editors Andrea Fiorillo, Mariano Bassi and Alberto Siracusano. Foreword by Prof. Mario Maj. ISBN 978-88-490-0294-2. 316 pp Published by Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore (Rome) October 2009. There's more to starting a career in psychiatry than diagnosis and treatment: Which courses to follow? Which hospital or private practice? Even which country to study in? Whether to pursue research or to focus on clinical work? What pitfalls to look out for? What further training options are available? This book provides practical guidance on what every trainee needs to know but won't find in a standard textbook. Aimed at recently qualified psychiatrists, or those looking to qualify soon, How to Succeed is not a source of clinical information but a survival guide to help you through the first years practising psychiatry. This book covers the topics you won't find in standard textbooks. It deals with daily problems and practical solutions for young psychiatrists. Psychiatric training is less team-based than other specialities, so there is less opportunity for learning from colleagues than one would expect: this book helps to fill that gap. The book opens with an overview of psychiatry training, describing the similarities and differences among various countries. Subsequent chapters address the opportunities for research and how to publish the results. Psychotherapy and community psychiatry each merit their own chapter on training. Next, the book guides you through the transition phase into a job, discussing job opportunities in both the public and private sectors and considering how to choose the best career for you. It reviews important general considerations, such as ethics, professionalism, leadership and management, how to avoid stress and burn out, and how to liaise with other specialties. The book closes with an account of the role of psychiatry associations and continuing professional development. Written by junior psychiatrists from across Europe and North America, this book provides invaluable first-hand experience to all those wishing to embark on a career in this exciting discipline. At the end of each chapter, further reading sections will be provided.

Andrea Fiorillo MD PhD, Chairman of the WPA Early Career Psychiatrists Programme, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Naples SUN, Italy. Iris Tatjana Calliess MD PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Institute for Standardized and Applied Hospital Management, Hanover School of Medicine, Germany. Henning Sass MD, Medical Director, Chairman of the Board, and Professor of Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Technology, RWTH Aachen, Germany.