Description The psychiatric interview has the unique characteristic of being not only the best but perhaps the only tool available to the mental health specialist to approach their patient. From this perspective, Daniel J. Carlat's Psychiatric Interview is a book that presents the best ways to build a relationship of trust between the psychologist and the patient, as well as the methods for evaluating the patient's mental state. Using a multitude of examples and cases, the author manages to show how diagnosis arises through the use of questions, interventions, and "tricks" from the mental health specialist. And all this is presented in a popularized manner, making it understandable even to non-specialists, without losing the scientific validity and weight of the book. To the scientific value of the Psychiatric Interview, we must add the attractive appearance of the edition, its practical shape and size, the flowing language, and above all, the fact that it is written with genuine interest for the psychiatric patient, elements that make it a valuable aid for every mental health professional. Contents Preface xi Introduction xiii Introduction to the fourth edition xvii Acknowledgments xix Preface to the Greek edition xxi Part I. General principles of effective interviewing 1 The initial interview: preliminaries 2 2 Methodical preparation: What to do before the interview 8 3 The therapeutic alliance: what it is, why it is important, and how to create it 20 4 Asking questions I: How to approach fear-inducing topics 29 5 Asking questions II: Tricks for improving the patient's memory 35 6 Asking questions III: How to change topics appropriately 38 7 Techniques for the reluctant patient 40 8 Techniques for the overly talkative patient 44 9 Techniques for the patient who feigns illness 49 10 Techniques for the adolescent patient 55 11 Interviewing family members and other informants 65 12 Techniques for other difficult situations 76 13 Practical psychodynamics in the diagnostic interview 82 Part II. The psychiatric history 14 Taking the history of the present illness 98 15 Taking the complete psychiatric history 106 16 Examination for medical physical conditions 115 17 Family psychiatric history 125 18 Taking the social and developmental history 130 Part III. Interviewing for diagnosis: the psychiatric assessment of symptoms 19 How to memorize the DSM-5 criteria 138 20 Interviewing for diagnosis: the art of hypothesis testing 151 21 Examination of the mental state 157 22 Assessment of suicidal and homicidal ideation 181 23 Assessment of mood disorders I: Depression disorders 191 24 Assessment of mood disorders: Bipolar disorder 203 25 Assessment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and trauma disorders 211 26 Assessment of alcohol use disorder 225 27 Assessment of psychotic disorders 235 28 Assessment of cognitive disorders (dementia and delirium) 258 29 Assessment of eating disorders and somatization disorder 268 30 Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 274 31 Assessment of personality disorders Part IV.

Interviews for therapy 32 How to train your patient 296 33 Negotiating a therapeutic regimen 302 34 Recording the results of the interview 308 Appendices A Reminder cards 322 Psychiatric evaluation 322 Mnemonic rules of DSM-5 classification system 323 Defense mechanisms 324 Appearance terms 324 Terms describing emotion 325 Wilson's quick intelligence test 325 Mental disorders with significant indications of hereditary transmission 326 Common DSM-5 diagnoses 327 Scoring based on age and education for the Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (average values) 328 B Interview information forms 329 Initial psychiatric evaluation (short form) 329 Initial psychiatric evaluation (detailed form) 331 Patient questionnaire 336 C Patient education brochures 343 Major depression 343 Bipolar disorder 346 Panic disorder 348 Obsessive-compulsive disorder 351 Bibliography 55 Index 363