num_pages: 294
description: The authors delve into the various stages of psychiatric evaluation. The interview itself, the role of the interviewer, pre-interview considerations, the phases; moving to the clinical examination reviewing the Psychiatric history and mental status examination; the role of biological testing in the evaluation along with the various testing and rating scales utilized to properly diagnose the patient.
language: English
title: The psychiatric evaluation in clinical practice
titlecomplete: The psychiatric evaluation in clinical practice
genres: Psychiatry, Psychology
ratings_count: 41
publisher: Lippincott