I'm studying for my first certification exam (U.S.). Right now, I am doing Board Vitals and then I'm going to switch to K&P, after which I will repeat incorrect for both (prioritizing K&P).
I'm having a very hard time memorizing minutiae related to psychotherapeutic theories, genetic disorders, neurology, etc. For example, I can literally only guess at what stage this child is according to Mahler's theory on child development..
I miss how First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 had everything nicely compiled. Is there anything I can use that aggregates the material tested on the Psychiatry board exam? I know Beat the Boards has a compiled PDF, but it's missing SO much information that I just abandoned it. I see there's a First Aid for the Psychiatry Board exam, but not sure if it's any good. The reviews also claim it excludes a ton of info.
I am doing around 40 questions a day, but I would love to just quickly reference a text that had, for example, what the presentation of certain lesions would be. Or what high-yield stuff we need to know about the work and application of various psychologists' work.
With the time left, active residency duties, and a plan to start working July 1, I would like to avoid simply reading all of Kaplan and Saddock. I feel the same about Kaufman's Clinical Neurology for Psychiatrists. The Multiple Sclerosis chapter alone has 20 pages. I don't feel that would be very efficient.
Thank you very much for any advice.