Much has changed in the critical interval since the last edition of The Psychiatric Interview in Clinical Practice was published. This new, third edition provides an up-to-date examination of the psychiatric interview that reflects changes introduced in DSM-5, while continuing to recognize that describing symptoms and establishing a diagnosis should command only a portion of the clinician's attention, and that a patient's personal history must be elicited and character structure addressed in the clinical engagement. Significant advances have been made in biological psychiatry, and research in genetics, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, brain imaging, and the neurosciences in general continues apace, informing the culture of psychiatry and providing growing insight into the etiology of mental illnesses. However, the book reflects the authors' belief that virtually all major psychiatric disorders are complex amalgams of genetic disposition and environmental influences. In this context, the psychiatric interview is a vitally important dialogue, and effective strategies are modeled through the use of clinical vignettes taken from the authors' experience.

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: General PrinciplesChapter 1. General Principles of the InterviewChapter 2. General Principles of PsychodynamicsPART II: Major Clinical SyndromesChapter 3. The Obsessive-Compulsive PatientChapter 4. The Histrionic PatientChapter 5. The Narcissistic PatientChapter 6. The Masochistic PatientChapter 7. The Depressed PatientChapter 8. The Anxiety Disorder PatientChapter 9. The Traumatized PatientChapter 10. The Borderline PatientChapter 11. The Antisocial PatientChapter 12. The Paranoid PatientChapter 13. The Psychotic PatientChapter 14. The Psychosomatic PatientChapter 15. The Cognitively Impaired PatientPART III: Special Clinical SituationsChapter 16. The Emergency PatientChapter 17. The Hospitalized PatientChapter 18. The Patient of Different BackgroundPART IV: Technical Factors Affecting the InterviewChapter 19. Note Taking and the Psychiatric InterviewChapter 20. Telephones, E-Mail, and the Psychiatric InterviewAfterwordBibliographyIndex