Interviewing Children and Adolescents, First Edition

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.

Introduction. Part I: Interviewing Children and Adolescents: A Background for Evaluating Children and Adolescents. Interviewing Informants: The Basics. Structuring the First Interview with the Young Patient. An Introduction to Development: A Variety of Interviews with Children and Adolescents. The Infant/Toddler Interview. Play Interview with a 6-Year-Old Girl. Play Interview with a 7-Year-Old Boy. Interview with a 9-Year-Old Girl. The Adolescent Interview. The Parent Child Initial Interview. The Written Report. Part II: DSM-IV Diagnoses Applicable to Children and Adolescents. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence. Cognitive Disorders. Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition. Substance-Related Disorders. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. Mood Disorders. Anxiety Disorders Somatoform Disorders. Dissociative Disorders. Factitious Disorder and Factitious Disorder by Proxy. Gender Identity Disorder. Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified. Adjustment Disorder. Personality Disorders. Other Diagnostic Codes: Appendix 1. Structured Interviews and Other Reference Materials. Appendix 2. Outline Of DSM-IV Diagnoses.