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 A hands on refresher source April 5, 2008
Richard A. Colbert (Kansas City, MO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This little paper back helps to focus in on and concretize those generic symptoms our clients report. It is a concise guide to help evaluate psychiatric disorders. This volume provides an overview and description of a clinical interview, a glossary, and a psychosocial interview outline.
 Just wish is was larger March 31, 2008
Inetdev (Tampa, FL)
It is a great little book. I supervise counseling interns and it's a great way to give them ideas of questions to ask to find more information about a client. If it was bigger it would be easier for me to make notes and suggestions in it for them.
A great guide for beginning students in need of a crutch November 25, 2007
socwkr (Chicago, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recommend this text for all social work, psychology, psychiatry and medicine students who will be conducting assessments with psychiatric clients/patients. This is an excellent guide which offers direct lines of questioning for easy reference in conducting a competency based assessment for diagnostic purposes. The price is right and it's so small students can keep it with them at all times. Strongly recommended for those who are unsure of what to ask or how to respond to psychiatric patients. A great teaching tool.
Easy to follow, helpful questions, September 9, 2007
Sharon_MyFavBkSelr (PA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
and it got my 4 stars dispite the downfall I find so typical in every DSM I read.
The positives first. The questions provided will definitely help beginning therapists, etc, access enough information to begin formulating a diagnostic picture. In my experience, clients range from open to guarded, chatty to quiet. The one constant is the time it takes for clients to develop trust. I never get exactly what I need to make an informed eval within the first few sessions without precise information. I ask the questions, and then ask them to give me an example. The criteria necessary to justify a label is concrete....How often..?..What are the triggers...? When....? How much......? What reduces.....?
The problem I have with this and all DSM's is the weak framework within which axis II factors are diagnosed. No matter how many texts I read, Personality Disorder very difficult to diagnose and often imitate each other on so many levels. This Manual doesn't explain how many boundaries are blended and behavioral. etc histories are similar.
Still, if you are learning to become an effective diagnostician, I think this book provides a perfect way to access info.
 Unxpectedly small April 11, 2007
R. Blackstock (Detroit, Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I think the book is great in content, and for $11 I jumped at buying it. The only disappointment I had was how small the book was. Its literally pocket-sized, and I didnt remember seeing that in the product descriptions, so if you have reading glasses, you will need them for this small book
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