Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 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. Sleep-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 Codes -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. Reference Materials -- Appendix 2. Outline of DSM-5 Diagnoses -- Appendix 3. A Questionnaire for Parents.

"Fully updated for DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

"Fully updated for DSM‐5 and ICD‐10‐CM, 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"-- Provided by publisher.