Clinical Manual for the Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents

Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 14
Cases......Page 18
Preface......Page 24
Acknowledgments......Page 26
Key Points......Page 28
Factors That Facilitate Engagement of Family......Page 37
Obstacles to Development of Engagement......Page 39
Reverse Engagement......Page 40
References......Page 41
Recommended Readings......Page 42
Interview Setting......Page 44
Preparation for the Psychiatric Examination......Page 45
Interview Process......Page 46
Maintaining Dependency Ties During the Interview......Page 47
Creating Engagement......Page 49
Basic Aspects of the Psychiatric Examination......Page 50
Phases of the Psychiatric Examination......Page 51
Modalities of the Psychiatric Examination......Page 60
Strategies for Evaluation of Preadolescents......Page 62
Technical Issues of the Diagnostic Inquiry......Page 64
Technical Issues in the Evaluation of Adolescents......Page 70
Physical Contact......Page 72
Activity, Structuring, and Support During Psychiatric Examination......Page 75
Carrying the Psychiatric Examination......Page 77
Enactments During the Psychiatric Examination......Page 78
Qualities of the Diagnostic Interview......Page 79
Notes......Page 82
References......Page 84
Recommended Readings......Page 86
Gathering Collateral Information......Page 88
Limit Setting......Page 89
Physical Holding......Page 90
Confrontation as an Engagement Technique......Page 92
Listing the Good and the Bad......Page 94
Interviewing in Displacement......Page 95
Role Reversal......Page 97
Role Enactment......Page 99
Double Chair Technique......Page 100
Nonverbal Interviewing Techniques......Page 104
Drawing Techniques......Page 106
Play and Playing Techniques......Page 122
Prospective Interviewing......Page 133
Approaching Regressive Behavior......Page 135
Humor......Page 136
Recommended Readings......Page 137
Key Points......Page 138
Presenting Problem......Page 139
Marital Conflict......Page 140
Deaths in the Family......Page 141
Illnesses in the Family......Page 142
Family Conflicts With Other Systems......Page 144
Observations of Family Behavior During the Family Interview......Page 145
Areas of Family Assessment That Need Specific Inquiry......Page 155
References......Page 156
Key Points......Page 158
Notes......Page 166
References......Page 167
Recommended Readings......Page 168
Children With Serious Acute or Chronic Medical Illness......Page 170
Children With Burn Trauma......Page 171
Children With Sensory Deficits......Page 173
Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders......Page 176
Children Living in Poverty......Page 182
Minorities......Page 183
Children in Out-of-Home Placement......Page 184
Migrants......Page 186
Displaced and Refugee Children......Page 187
Issues of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Related to Terrorism......Page 188
Illegal Immigrants......Page 189
References......Page 190
Recommended Readings......Page 191
Key Points......Page 194
Appearance, Behavior, and Speech......Page 195
Mood and Affect......Page 206
Sensorium......Page 207
Intellectual Function......Page 209
Thought......Page 210
Notes......Page 220
References......Page 221
Recommended Readings......Page 222
Key Points......Page 224
Evaluation of Suicidal Behaviors......Page 225
Evaluation of Depressive Symptoms......Page 233
Evaluation of Anxious Symptoms......Page 242
Evaluation of Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors......Page 247
Evaluation of Eating Disorders......Page 253
Evaluation of Psychotic Symptoms......Page 254
Evaluation of Schizoid Symptoms......Page 266
Notes......Page 268
References......Page 271
Recommended Readings......Page 274
Evaluation of Hyperactive and Impulsive Behaviors......Page 278
Evaluation of Aggressive and Homicidal Behaviors......Page 284
Evaluation of Bipolar Symptoms......Page 295
Evaluation of Oppositional Behaviors......Page 304
Evaluation of Substance Abuse......Page 309
Notes......Page 310
References......Page 311
Recommended Readings......Page 315
Evaluation of Symptoms of Abuse......Page 318
Assessment of Truthfulness in Abused Children......Page 328
References......Page 332
Recommended Readings......Page 333
Key Points......Page 336
Neuropsychiatry and Psychosocial Factors......Page 339
Mental Status Examination of Child With Neuropsychiatric Disorder......Page 342
Elements of Neurodevelopmental Evaluation......Page 343
Indications for Consultation and Testing......Page 351
Indications for Neuropsychological Testing......Page 354
Interviewing Children With Learning Disabilities and Other Neuropsychiatric Deficits......Page 355
Specific Neuropsychiatric Symptoms......Page 364
Notes......Page 397
References......Page 401
Recommended Readings......Page 406
Key Points......Page 410
Review of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Literature......Page 413
Theory of the Comprehensive Psychiatric Formulation Process......Page 415
Assessment of Internal (Intrinsic) Factors......Page 417
Assessment of External (Extrinsic) Factors......Page 424
Pragmatics of a Comprehensive Psychiatric Formulation......Page 427
Common Problems in the Elaboration of a Comprehensive Formulation......Page 433
Notes......Page 434
References......Page 436
Recommended Readings......Page 438
Key Points......Page 440
Notes......Page 446
References......Page 447
Recommended Readings......Page 448
Key Points......Page 450
Classification of Interviewing Obstacles......Page 453
Obstacles in Interviewing Families......Page 466
References......Page 467
Recommended Readings......Page 468
Key Points......Page 470
References......Page 482
Recommended Readings......Page 483
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B......Page 486
C......Page 487
D......Page 490
E......Page 491
F......Page 492
I......Page 493
J......Page 495
M......Page 496
N......Page 497
P......Page 498
S......Page 500
T......Page 501
W......Page 502