Interviewing Children and Adolescents, First Edition: Skills and Strategies for Effective DSM-IV Diagnosis - Hardcover

This is a rare example of a masterful text that is also a good read. It contains a wealth of information and clinical pearls, all presented in a practical and clinically relevant form. This volume's sensible descriptions of developmentally appropriate interviewing techniques and the diagnostic process will be of interest to trainees in all the mental health disciplines (Gregory K. Fritz, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital).

James Morrison, MD, was educated at Reed College and obtained his medical and psychiatric training at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is the author of The First Interview, DSM-IV Made Easy, and When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders, and coauthor (with Thomas F. Anders) of Interviewing Children and Adolescents.

Thomas F. Anders, MD, received his medical training at Stanford University and his psychiatry and psychoanalytic training at Columbia University. He has chaired the divisions of child psychiatry at Stanford University and Brown University, and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis. Currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the U.C. Davis School of Medicine, Dr. Anders has long pursued his research interests in pediatric sleep disorders and infant sleep/n-/wake state development.