This instructive clinical resource has given thousands of clinicians and students essential skills for evaluating infants through adolescents with any type of mental health issue. Principles for conducting age-appropriate clinical interviews with children of varying ages and their parents--including the use of toys, drawing, dolls, and other forms of play--are illustrated with annotated sample transcripts. The book provides crucial information for accurately diagnosing a wide range of mental and behavioral disorders. User-friendly features include concise explanations of diagnostic criteria, coding notes, interview pointers for specific disorders, vivid vignettes, and a sample written report. New to This Edition *Current terminology, codes, and diagnostic criteria integrated throughout the case examples and disorder-specific discussions. *Features both DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM codes. *Essential Features--prototypes that encapsulate the symptoms and other diagnostic elements of each disorder. *Reproducible tool (Questionnaire for Parents) that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use. *Additional disorders and vignettes.
Introduction I. Interviewing Children and Adolescents A Background for Evaluating Children and Adolescents 1. Interviewing Informants: The Basics 2. Structuring the First Interview with the Young Patient 3. An Introduction to Development A Variety of Interviews with Children and Adolescents 4. The Infant/Toddler Interview 5. Play Interview with a 6-Year-Old Girl 6. Play Interview with a 7-Year-Old Boy 7. Interview with a 9-Year-Old Girl 8. The Adolescent Interview 9. The Parent-Child Initial Interview 10. The Written Report II. DSM-5 Diagnoses Applicable to Children and Adolescents 11. Neurodevelopmental Disorders 12. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 13. Mood Disorders 14. Anxiety Disorders 15. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 16. Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders 17. Dissociative Disorders 18. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders 19. Feeding and Eating Disorders 20. Elimination Disorders 21. SleepaEURO"Wake Disorders 22. Gender Dysphoria 23. Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders 24. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 25. Cognitive Disorders 26. Personality Disorders 27. Other Diagnostic Issues Appendices Appendix 1. Reference Materials Appendix 2. Outline of DSM-5 Diagnoses Appendix 3. A Questionnaire for Parents
