The Psychiatric Interview: Evaluation and Diagnosis

by Jerald Kay, Allan Tasman, Robert Ursano

The patient interview is at the heart of psychiatric practice. Listening and interviewing skills are the primary tools the psychiatrist uses to obtain the information needed to make an accurate diagnosis and then to plan appropriate treatment. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the Accrediting Council on Graduate Medical Education identify interviewing skills as a core competency for psychiatric residents. The Psychiatric Interview:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119976235
• ISBN13: 9781119976233
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.6"