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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.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Introduction(p. 1)
• Part I Interviewing Children and Adolescents: A Background for Evaluating Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 1 Interviewing Informants: The Basics(p. 15)
• Chapter 2 Structuring the First Interview with the Young Patient(p. 34)
• Chapter 3 An Introduction to Development(p. 45)
• A Variety of Interviews with Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 4 The Infant/Toddler Interview(p. 73)
• Chapter 5 Play Interview with a 6-Year-Old Girl(p. 81)
• Chapter 6 Play Interview with a 7-Year-Old Boy(p. 95)
• Chapter 7 Interview with a 9-Year-Old Girl(p. 106)
• Chapter 8 The Adolescent Interview(p. 114)
• Chapter 9 The Parent-Child Initial Interview(p. 132)
• Chapter 10 The Written Report(p. 148)
• Part II DSM-5 Diagnoses Applicable to Children and Adolescents
• Chapter 11 Neurodevelopmental Disorders(p. 161)
• Chapter 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders(p. 216)
• Chapter 13 Mood Disorders(p. 232)
• Chapter 14 Anxiety Disorders(p. 260)
• Chapter 15 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders(p. 284)
• Chapter 16 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders(p. 296)
• Chapter 17 Dissociative Disorders(p. 317)
• Chapter 18 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders(p. 323)
• Chapter 19 Feeding and Eating Disorders(p. 344)
• Chapter 20 Elimination Disorders(p. 360)
• Chapter 21 Sleep-Wake Disorders(p. 367)
• Chapter 22 Gender Dysphoria(p. 377)
• Chapter 23 Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders(p. 384)
• Chapter 24 Substance-Relates and Addictive Disorders(p. 385)
• Chapter 25 Cognitive Disorders(p. 417)
• Chapter 26 Personality Disorders(p. 432)
• Chapter 27 Other Diagnostic Issues(p. 437)
• Appendices
• Appendix 1 Reference Materials(p. 449)
• Appendix 2 Outline of DSM-5 Diagnoses(p. 469)
• Appendix 3 A Questionnaire for Parents(p. 476)
• Index(p. 483)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

James Morrison, MD, is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. His long career includes extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. With his acclaimed practical books--including DSM-5 Made Easy ; Diagnosis Made Easier, Second Edition ; The First Interview, Fourth Edition; and others--Dr. Morrison has guided hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students through the complexities of clinical evaluation and diagnosis.



Kathryn Flegel, MD, is Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Dr. Flegel was a primary care doctor for 16 years before becoming a psychiatrist. She completed her psychiatry residency and child psychiatry fellowship at OHSU and currently provides inpatient and outpatient care to children, adults, and families. Dr. Flegel is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.