by Daniel J. Carlat
Focusing on the practical skills needed to establish rapport with patients and gain valuable clinical insights,The Psychiatric Interview, 5th Edition,
offers a practical, concise approach to improving interviewing skills.
Noted psychiatrist and award-winning mental health journalist Dr.
Daniel J. Carlat uses a proven combination of mnemonics, specific
techniques for approaching threatening topics, and phrasing examples to
illustrate the nuances of the interviewing process, making this
easy-to-digest text essential reading for trainees and practitioners in
psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, and related fields.
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Offers a concise, real-world approach to the psychiatric interview,
filled with tips and pearls to develop confidence in interviewing
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Brings you up to speed with the DSM 5-TR and current research, and
includes a new chapter on techniques for the agitated patient and a new
discussion of prolonged grief
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Contains focused, practical sections on general principles of effective
interviewing, obtaining the psychiatric history, and interviewing for
diagnosis
- Uses mnemonics and pocket cards to help you understand and remember key elements of the effective interview
- Provides clear techniques for approaching threatening topics, and shows how relationships that are endangered can be repaired
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Presents information in an engaging, conversational manner, helping you
form an alliance with each patient in order to promote cooperation and
effective treatment
