Psychiatry most recommended and best books for medical students, residents and attendings by surveying many of the US residency program directors and faculty. This list is intended to be a first aid and to guide the medical students, psychiatry residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.
The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their psychiatry rotations, for shelf exams and for those going for interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the psychiatry residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the psychiatry board exam.
Pocket Books
Books for Medical Students for Psychiatry rotations
Books for Psychiatry Residents and Attendings
Prescriber's Guide: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology (Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology(PPR))
Books for Psychiatry Board Exam Review