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Focusing on the practical skills needed to establish rapport with patients and gain valuable clinical insights, *The Psychiatric Interview, 5th Edition* offers a practical, concise approach to improving interviewing skills. Noted psychiatrist and award-winning mental health journalist Dr. Daniel J. Carlat uses a proven combination of mnemonics, specific techniques for approaching challenging topics, and phrasing examples to illustrate the nuances of the interviewing process, making this easy-to-digest text essential reading for trainees and practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, and related fields.

* Offers a concise, real-world approach to the psychiatric interview, filled with tips and practical pearls to develop confidence in interviewing.
* Brings you up to speed with the DSM-5-TR and current research, and includes a new chapter on techniques for the agitated patient as well as a new discussion of prolonged grief.
* Contains focused, practical sections on general principles of effective interviewing, obtaining the psychiatric history, and interviewing for diagnosis.
* Uses mnemonics and convenient reference tools to help you understand and remember the key elements of an effective interview.
* Provides clear techniques for approaching challenging topics and demonstrates how therapeutic relationships that have been strained can be repaired.
* Presents information in an engaging, conversational style, helping you form an effective alliance with each patient to promote cooperation and successful treatment.