Main description:

This volume represents a clear, jargon-free overview of diagnostic categories with helpful hints regarding a psychiatric interview. Completely revised and updated, detailing current innovations in theory and practice, including recent changes in the DSM-IV.

Contents:

Basics and Beyond in Clinical and Diagnostic Interviewing.- Interviewing Strategies, Rapport, and Empathy.- Presenting Problem, History of Presenting Problem, and Social History.- Mental Status Examination.- Consideration of Neuropsychological Factors in Interviewing.- Anxiety Disorders.- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.- Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders.- Depressive Disorders.- Bipolar Disorders.- Schizophrenia.- Personality Disorders.- Substance Use Disorders.- Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.- Eating Disorders.- Dissociative Disorders.- Children.- Older Adults.- Interviewing in Health Psychology and Medical Settings.