The Psychiatric Interview 5th Edition by Daniel J. Carlat (2023)

The Psychiatric Interview, 5th Edition by Daniel J. Carlat, MD — noted psychiatrist and award-winning mental health journalist — is a selected Doody's Essential Title for 2025 and one of the most practical, concise guides to mastering the psychiatric interview available. Published by Wolters Kluwer/LWW, this text is essential reading for trainees and practitioners across psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, and allied health fields.

Dr. Carlat's proven approach combines mnemonics, specific techniques for approaching threatening topics, and vivid phrasing examples to illuminate the nuances of the clinical interview. The fifth edition has been updated to include DSM-5-TR criteria and current research, a new chapter on techniques for the agitated patient, and a new discussion of prolonged grief disorder.

Core topics include general principles of effective interviewing, obtaining a complete psychiatric history, mental status examination, differential diagnosis, risk assessment, suicidality and violence screening, psychosis evaluation, substance use assessment, and special populations. The text's concise, real-world approach builds genuine clinical confidence for practitioners at all levels of training.

Ideal for medical students, psychiatric residents, NPs, PAs, and licensed mental health counselors preparing for board examinations including USMLE Steps 2 and 3, ABPN certification, PMHN-BC, and NCMHCE, as well as seasoned clinicians seeking a practical interviewing refresher.

ISBN-13: 978-1975212971