This highly practical volume provides a complete guide to conducting an age-appropriate child or adolescent interview and formulating a clinically useful DSM-IV diagnosis. Illuminating both the art and the science of child diagnosis, the book blends astute advice on the interview process with crucial information on a wide range of mental and behavioral disorders. Readers learn effective approaches to communicating with children and adolescents on a level they can understand; eliciting information from patients whose verbal and cognitive abilities may be limited; and recognizing how disorders may present in children of different ages.
Customer Reviews: Great reference for clinicians working with children and adolescentsApril 8, 2009 Sandra F. Boynton Interviewing Children and Adolescents: Skills and Strategies for Effective DSM-IV Diagnosis
This book is a great reference for therapists. Includes child-specific guidelines for accurate DSM diagnosis as well as sample interviews. Highly recommended!
Very HelpfulJanuary 30, 2009 Jennifer Kathryn Tibbs(Maryland United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was very helpful. I work in a human services profession and working with children is very different from working with adults. This book clarifies the differences and uses examples to clarify its message.
Very Useful!September 15, 2007 A. Cintron 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This text is clear and easy to read. The information is pratical and useful. I like this book so much that I won't sell it back when I'm done with my class.
