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Almost two decades have passed since the publication of the first edition of this acclaimed text. The new third edition carries on the tradition of the previous two in offering a practical, state-of-the-art presentation of the interview process. The critical first step to diagnosis and treatment, the interview is as much art as science, and this text provides a wealth of material to enhance clinical skill as well as empirically-derived foundations.
The structure of the text has been retained, with chapters by noted experts detailing current innovations in theory and practice, including recent changes to the DSM-IV. Completely revised and updated, accessible, and illustrated with relevant case material, the third edition of Diagnostic Interviewing will be a welcome text for instructors and students, as well as a valuable resource for clinicians.
Reviewer: Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D.(Cermak Health Services) Description: This is the third edition of a complete reference guide to the art of interviewing. It describes the interviewing process, suggesting strategies in order to develop questions which will result in good differential diagnoses. The first edition was published in 1985 and the second in 1994. Purpose: According to the editors, the purpose of the third edition was to update the material from the first two editions. The purpose from the first edition seems applicable to this book as well: "...to providing a clear outline for the student in tackling a large variety of patients in the interview setting." The book meets these worthy objectives. Audience: The book is written for student trainees, as the editors explain, "We are particularly concerned that in the clinical education of our graduate students, interviewing continues to be given short shrift. Considering that good interviewing leads to appropriate clinical and research targets, we can only underscore the critical importance of the area." I agree with the editors that graduate students in clinical psychology are the target audience. The editors and contributors are credible authorities. Features: The book covers the interview process, including the mental status examination and neuropsychological factors. It goes to great lengths to talk about interviewing with specific DSM-IV disorders in mind. It also includes interviewing techniques with special populations. This book is excellent because it contains a great amount of information, provides clinical examples, and gives "dos and don'ts." It is well written and applicable to clinical situations. The editors want this book to be a practical guide to interviewing and I believe they achieved their goal. Assessment: I was very pleased with this book. It is practical, easy to read, and contains interviewing information regarding many DSM-IV categories. The case examples are of great value to learning the art of interviewing. The book emphasizes the importance of knowing about psychopathology and specific DSM-IV criteria. The editors and contributors have produced a work they can be proud of and which will add to the training of the next generation of clinicians. The updated material in this third edition does justify replacing the previous two editions, especially given the almost 10 years between editions.
Michael A. Young
For each of 14 patient groups, this book has a chapter containing a theoretical rationale, a clinical description, and practical aspects of interviewing. Each chapter is by different authors. This volume replaces the first edition of 1985. Three chapters are new; five others are by new authors. The purpose is to present systematically the theoretical bases by diagnostic groups and a structure for obtaining diagnostic information. It raises issues and problems likely to be encountered in interviewing a variety of kinds of patients. The chapters vary widely in meeting these goals. The book is intended primarily for trainees, psychiatric residents, psychology graduate students and interns, etc. It is also useful to teachers of assessment and to practitioners interested in examining and improving their interviewing skills. The book contains many tables that summarize information in a useful manner. Each chapter is organized in similar sections. The chapters are well written. The appearance of the book is good, and it is easy to read. The self-identified focus of this book is interviewing. However, the chapters vary a great deal in how much they attend to diagnostic description and to interviewing techniques. The former is well-done but also appear in many other books. The latter is more needed but hardly appears in chapters on affective and anxiety disorders, for example. The first two sections are on general issues in interviewing, such as ethnic/racial factors. These also focus less on practical suggestions. In other chapters this material is excellent. This book does a good job of meeting the readers' needs if they match the strengths and weakness of the book. Each reader will have todecide this.
Booknews
Provides detailed coverage of current innovations in theory and practice, focusing on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. This second edition includes new contributors with fresh insights and updated sections on general issues and psychiatric disorders. Covers mental status examination, assessing psychiatric disorders, diagnosing drug and alcohol abuse, and interviewing methods for marital dyads, sexually and physically abused children, organically impaired patients, and older adults. Includes numerous case histories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
4 Stars! from Doody
Michel Hersen, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor and Dean of the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians, and holds a Diplomate from the American Board of Behavioral Psychology. He is past president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He has written many books and papers, and is the editor of Clinical Case Studies, Clinical Psychology Review, Behavior Modification, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, Journal of Family Violence, and The Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. Hersen’s research interests include the assessment and treatment of older adults, single case research, and administration.
Dr. Samuel M. Turner received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1975 from the University of Georgia. Following faculty tenures at the University of Pittsburgh and the Medical University of South Carolina, he joined the University of Maryland in 1998. He is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders (MCAD), a clinical research center for the study of anxiety in adults and children. The Center is located within the Clinical Program of the Department of Psychology. Dr. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology and in Behavioral Psychology; and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. In 1997, he was the recipient of the American PsychologicalAssociation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Knowledge and the 1998 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Association of Medical School Psychologists. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of The American Psychologist and on the editorial board of numerous scientific journals.
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The structure of the text has been retained, with chapters by noted experts detailing current innovations in theory and practice, including recent changes to the DSM-IV. Completely revised and updated, accessible, and illustrated with relevant case material, the third edition of Diagnostic Interviewing will be a welcome text for instructors and students, as well as a valuable resource for clinicians.
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Reviewer: Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D.(Cermak Health Services)Description: This is the third edition of a complete reference guide to the art of interviewing. It describes the interviewing process, suggesting strategies in order to develop questions which will result in good differential diagnoses. The first edition was published in 1985 and the second in 1994.
Purpose: According to the editors, the purpose of the third edition was to update the material from the first two editions. The purpose from the first edition seems applicable to this book as well: "...to providing a clear outline for the student in tackling a large variety of patients in the interview setting." The book meets these worthy objectives.
Audience: The book is written for student trainees, as the editors explain, "We are particularly concerned that in the clinical education of our graduate students, interviewing continues to be given short shrift. Considering that good interviewing leads to appropriate clinical and research targets, we can only underscore the critical importance of the area." I agree with the editors that graduate students in clinical psychology are the target audience. The editors and contributors are credible authorities.
Features: The book covers the interview process, including the mental status examination and neuropsychological factors. It goes to great lengths to talk about interviewing with specific DSM-IV disorders in mind. It also includes interviewing techniques with special populations. This book is excellent because it contains a great amount of information, provides clinical examples, and gives "dos and don'ts." It is well written and applicable to clinical situations. The editors want this book to be a practical guide to interviewing and I believe they achieved their goal.
Assessment: I was very pleased with this book. It is practical, easy to read, and contains interviewing information regarding many DSM-IV categories. The case examples are of great value to learning the art of interviewing. The book emphasizes the importance of knowing about psychopathology and specific DSM-IV criteria. The editors and contributors have produced a work they can be proud of and which will add to the training of the next generation of clinicians. The updated material in this third edition does justify replacing the previous two editions, especially given the almost 10 years between editions.
Michael A. Young
For each of 14 patient groups, this book has a chapter containing a theoretical rationale, a clinical description, and practical aspects of interviewing. Each chapter is by different authors. This volume replaces the first edition of 1985. Three chapters are new; five others are by new authors. The purpose is to present systematically the theoretical bases by diagnostic groups and a structure for obtaining diagnostic information. It raises issues and problems likely to be encountered in interviewing a variety of kinds of patients. The chapters vary widely in meeting these goals. The book is intended primarily for trainees, psychiatric residents, psychology graduate students and interns, etc. It is also useful to teachers of assessment and to practitioners interested in examining and improving their interviewing skills. The book contains many tables that summarize information in a useful manner. Each chapter is organized in similar sections. The chapters are well written. The appearance of the book is good, and it is easy to read. The self-identified focus of this book is interviewing. However, the chapters vary a great deal in how much they attend to diagnostic description and to interviewing techniques. The former is well-done but also appear in many other books. The latter is more needed but hardly appears in chapters on affective and anxiety disorders, for example. The first two sections are on general issues in interviewing, such as ethnic/racial factors. These also focus less on practical suggestions. In other chapters this material is excellent. This book does a good job of meeting the readers' needs if they match the strengths and weakness of the book. Each reader will have todecide this.Booknews
Provides detailed coverage of current innovations in theory and practice, focusing on DSM-IV diagnostic criteria. This second edition includes new contributors with fresh insights and updated sections on general issues and psychiatric disorders. Covers mental status examination, assessing psychiatric disorders, diagnosing drug and alcohol abuse, and interviewing methods for marital dyads, sexually and physically abused children, organically impaired patients, and older adults. Includes numerous case histories. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)4 Stars! from Doody
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Michel Hersen, Ph.D., ABPP, is Professor and Dean of the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians, and holds a Diplomate from the American Board of Behavioral Psychology. He is past president of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He has written many books and papers, and is the editor of Clinical Case Studies, Clinical Psychology Review, Behavior Modification, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, Journal of Family Violence, and The Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. Hersen’s research interests include the assessment and treatment of older adults, single case research, and administration.
Dr. Samuel M. Turner received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1975 from the University of Georgia. Following faculty tenures at the University of Pittsburgh and the Medical University of South Carolina, he joined the University of Maryland in 1998. He is Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders (MCAD), a clinical research center for the study of anxiety in adults and children. The Center is located within the Clinical Program of the Department of Psychology. Dr. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology and in Behavioral Psychology; and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. In 1997, he was the recipient of the American PsychologicalAssociation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Knowledge and the 1998 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Association of Medical School Psychologists. He currently serves as an Associate Editor of The American Psychologist and on the editorial board of numerous scientific journals.
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