DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. DIAGNOSIS ACCORDING TO DSM-5

Discover a compendium of diagnostic knowledge adapted to the current classification, which is an invaluable tool for clinicians and students wishing to improve their skills in examining children and adolescents with mental health problems. This proven manual combines the art and scientific method of diagnosis, offering accurate advice on conducting interviews and a wealth of information on various mental and behavioral disorders. Adapted to the DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM classifications, the manual contains current codes and terminology, supplemented by descriptions of prototypes that concisely illustrate the essence of the DSM-5 criteria.

• Comprehensive approach: Combines theory and practice, enabling effective diagnosis.
• Up-to-date knowledge: Adapted to the latest DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM classifications.
• Practical advice: Teaches how to build a relationship with a child and parents and extract the necessary information.
• Various strategies: Presents methods of communication with children of different ages.
• Detailed discussion: Contains descriptions of disorders occurring in children and adolescents.
• Understandable language: DSM-5 criteria translated into simple language, taking into account developmental differences.
• Additional materials: Supplemented with coding notes, a sample written report, and a questionnaire for parents.

In the book, the authors guide the reader step by step through the initial interview process, explaining how to build a good relationship with both the child and his or her parents. They show how to extract the information needed to make an initial diagnosis. Communication strategies with children of different ages, using toys, drawings, dolls and other forms of play, are illustrated with sample transcripts of interviews with detailed annotations. Disorders typically first recognized in childhood, as well as disorders typical of adults that may occur in younger patients, are discussed in detail. The DSM-5 criteria have been translated into simple, understandable language, taking into account developmental differences in the clinical picture.

The manual is supplemented with coding notes, practical advice for conducting interviews, vivid clinical descriptions, a sample written report, and a questionnaire for parents that can be used in practice. This book is an excellent read for clinicians, therapists, and students in such specialties as child clinical psychology, psychiatry, counseling, social work, and school psychology. The authors, James Morrison and Kathryn Flegel, are experienced psychiatrists who share their knowledge and practical experience to help professionals effectively diagnose and treat young patients.

The volume includes: Conducting a diagnostic interview with children and adolescents, interviewing informants - basics, structuring the first interview with a young patient, basic information about development, different types of interviews with children and adolescents, initial interview with a child and parent, written report, DSM-5 diagnoses for children and adolescents, diagnostic tools, a summary of diagnoses according to DSM-5, a questionnaire for parents. It is a compendium of knowledge to help effectively diagnose and treat mental disorders in children and adolescents, adapted to current standards and classifications.