Clinical Manual for the Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents

Eliciting useful information from young patients and their families is both a skill and an art, and __Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents__, an exceptionally practical and comprehensive guide, enables mental health clinicians and trainees to first improve their interviewing skills and then organize and integrate the information derived from the interview to construct an effective treatment program. This book, building on the success of its predecessor, __Clinical Manual of Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents__, offers updated and revised material, as well as expanded coverage that includes new findings and addresses emerging issues in the field. For example, a new chapter focusing on the psychiatric evaluation of preschoolers and very young children has been added, and the section on bullying in the chapter on abuse has been expanded to include cyber bullying. Clinical vignettes illustrate important concepts and techniques, providing a real-world component that readers will find both fascinating and instructive, and the key points at the end of each chapter and numerous quick-reference tables facilitate consolidation of learning. Easy to read, yet rigorous in its clinical focus, __Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents__ provides a solid foundation and expert guidance for clinicians evaluating and treating this critically important population. The psychiatric interview is the foundation of the psychotherapeutic process and is critically important to establish trust, elicit useful responses, assess patient behavior and psychopathology, and establish treatment goals and plans. Building on the success of its predecessor, a highly regarded guide to interviewing young patients and their families, Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents, has been thoroughly updated and painstakingly revised to address emerging issues and evolving treatment strategies in an accessible, down-to-earth, and comprehensive style and structure. The book retains its comprehensive coverage of the principles of interviewing, use of the AMSIT model for mental status examinations, and evaluation of both internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as its coverage of neuropsychiatric assessment, psychiatric formulation, comorbidities, resistances, and countertransference. Additional features, either notable or new to this book, include: • The importance of diagnostic and therapeutic engagement in establishing trust with the patient and family, and techniques for forging a positive emotional connection, which the authors view as an essential responsibility for the clinician and a linchpin of successful practice.• A new chapter on the psychiatric evaluation of preschoolers and very young children, which recognizes that assessment cannot be conducted based solely on adult report, and which presents the'multiples'model: multiple sessions, multiple informants, multiple experts, multiple modes of assessment, multicultural approach, and multiaxial emphasis.• Expanded coverage of bullying, including cyber bullying, which has a pervasive and potentially pernicious effect on young people steeped in social media.• Recognition, both throughout the book and in a separate chapter on family assessment, that behavior problems in a child or young adult cannot be understood without the relational context of the family, and that any family member's problems are best understood as manifestations of dysfunctions within the broader family unit.• Expanded coverage of the factors and issues involved in evaluating children and adolescents from special populations, including those with neurodevelopmental disorders or intellectual disabilities; those who are disadvantaged, displaced, or victims of discrimination; and those with posttraumatic stress disorder related to terrorism or burn trauma. The book's instructional aims are enhanced by the use of carefully chosen and compellingly crafted clinical vignettes that illustrate vital concepts and techniques, and key points at the end of each chapter help the reader identify and remember the most important material. Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents will help clinicians master the skills and attain the insight they require to accurately assess and effectively treat this most vulnerable of patient populations. The Psychiatric Interview Is The Foundation Of The Psychotherapeutic Process And Is Critically Important To Establish Trust, Elicit Useful Responses, Assess Patient Behavior And Psychopathology, And Establish Treatment Goals And Plans.--publisher's Website. The Diagnostic And Therapeutic Engagement -- General Principles Of Interviewing -- Special Interviewing Techniques -- Family Assessment -- Providing Post-evaluation Feedback To Families -- Evaluation Of Special Populations -- Psychiatric Evaluation Of Preschoolers And Very Young Children -- Documenting The Examination -- Evaluation Of Internalizing Symptoms -- Evaluation Of Externalizing Symptoms -- Evaluation Of Abuse And Other Symptoms -- Neuropsychiatric Interview And Examination -- Comprehensive Psychiatric Formulation -- Symptom Formation And Comorbidity -- Diagnostic Obstacles (resistances) -- Countertransference. Claudio Cepeda, Lucille Gotanco. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The psychiatric interview is the foundation of the psychotherapeutic process and is critically important to establish trust, elicit useful responses, assess patient behavior and psychopathology, and establish treatment goals and plans."--Résumé de l'éditeur