5 Awesome Psychiatric Case Study Books

There is nothing I love more than a good psychiatric case study book. I included five of my favorites below, but let me know if there are any good ones that I missed. Enjoy!

Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology

Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology, takes mental disorders from the realm of theory into the complex reality of human lives. This casebook presents comprehensive coverage of 23 high interest cases that include topics such as eating disorders, gender identity disorder, borderline personality, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Each study (1) provides detailed descriptions of a range of clinical problems, (2) illustrates some of the ways in which these problems can be viewed and treated, and (3) discusses some of the evidence that is available concerning the prevalence and causes of the disorders in question.

DSM-5 Clinical Cases

DSM-5 Clinical Cases is a versatile volume designed to be used in a variety of contexts and for an audience that includes teachers, students, and clinicians. This book brings DSM-5 to life through engaging narratives of every disorder. Faithful to the new edition, the book emphasizes the diagnostic concerns of severity, dimensionality, culture, age and development, and gender. Each case is presented by an expert who concludes with a discussion of the context of the diagnosis. Anyone interested in understanding the interface between disorder classification and patient diagnosis will find DSM-5 Clinical Cases compelling, captivating, and enlightening to read.

Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine

An entire book of psychosomatic medicine case studies! I know, right! Psychosomatic medicine is typically practice through the sub-specialty of consultation-liaison psychiatry . An invaluable contribution to the field, the Casebook of Psychosomatic Medicine describes the psychiatric symptoms and/or illnesses managed by the consultation-liaison psychiatric provider in collaboration with other medical colleagues. This book presents a broad range of cases illustrating the medical, psychosocial, and intertwined situations mental health clinicians are likely to encounter in an academic medical center setting.

Case Files: Psychiatry

Case Files: Psychiatry presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you’ll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

Case Studies in Psychotherapy

Case Studies in Psychotherapy effectively combines powerful classic and contemporary cases to bring to life important concepts and practices in psychotherapy for students. Compelling new cases that illustrate Psychoanalysis, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Contemplative Therapies, and Therapy in a Multicultural context have been added to the previous edition’s collection of classic case studies by Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, and Peggy Papp.