Designed for interviewers at all levels of experience, The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5™ Diagnostic Exam is the clinician’s companion for using DSM-5™ in diagnostic interviews. Both experienced clinicians and those still in training will benefit from the thoughtful, yet practical, fashion in which DSM-5™ revisions are reviewed and incorporated into the 30-minute diagnostic interview.
This guide is written for all levels of experience, since every clinician needs to master both DSM-5™ criteria and how to conduct a fruitful diagnostic interview. The book:
Direct, practical, and informative, The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5™ Diagnostic Exam will enable readers to efficiently and effectively employ DSM-5™ as part of a comprehensive diagnostic interview.
Introduction to the diagnostic interview.
Alliance building during a diagnostic interview.
The 30-minute diagnostic interview.
Adventures in dimensions.
Key changes in DSM-5.
The DSM-5 diagnostic interview.
Appendixes.
References.
Index.