The Psychiatric Interview Fifth Edition

The Psychiatric Interview, 5th Edition, is a practical, condensed method for enhancing interviewing skills. It focuses on the practical skills required to build rapport with patients and gather insightful clinical information. This simple text is required reading for trainees and practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, and related fields because it employs a tried-and-true combination of mnemonics, specific approaches for handling threatening topics, and phrasing examples to illustrate the nuances of the interviewing process.