Interviewing Children and Adolescents, Second Edition: Skills and Strategies for Effective DSM-5? Diagnosis — James Morrison et al. (2016)

Book Description

This instructive clinical resource has given thousands of clinicians and students essential skills for evaluating infants through adolescents with any type of mental health issue. Principles for conducting age-appropriate clinical interviews with children of varying ages and their parents–including the use of toys, drawing, dolls, and other forms of play–are illustrated with annotated sample transcripts. The book provides crucial information for accurately diagnosing a wide range of mental and behavioral disorders. User-friendly features include concise explanations of diagnostic criteria, coding notes, interview pointers for specific disorders, vivid vignettes, and a sample written report. New to This Edition *Current terminology, codes, and diagnostic criteria integrated throughout the case examples and disorder-specific discussions. *Features both DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM codes. *Essential Features–prototypes that encapsulate the symptoms and other diagnostic elements of each disorder. *Reproducible tool (Questionnaire for Parents) that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use. *Additional disorders and vignettes.

Book Details

• Author: James Morrison, Kathryn Flegel
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Published Date: 2016-09-02
• Published Year: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781462526932