Clinician's thesaurus : the guide to conducting interviews and writing psychological reports / Edward L. Zuckerman.

Conducting a mental health evaluation. Beginning and ending the interview -- Mental status evaluation questions/tasks -- Questions about signs, symptoms, and other behavior patterns -- Standard terms and statements for wording psychological reports. Introducing the report. Beginning the report: preliminary information -- Referral reasons -- Background information and history -- The person in the evaluation. Behavioral observations -- Responses to aspects of the examination -- Presentation of self -- Emotional/affective symptoms and disorders -- Cognition and mental status -- Abnormal signs, symptoms, and syndromes -- Personality patterns -- The person in the environment. Activities of daily living -- Social/community functioning -- Couple and family relationships -- Vocational/academic skills -- Recreational functioning -- Other specialized evaluations -- Completing the report. Summary of findings and conclusions -- Diagnostic statement/impression -- Recommendations -- Prognostic statements -- Closing statements -- Useful resources. Treatment planning and treatment plan formats -- Formats for reports, evaluations, and summaries -- Treatments for specific disorders and concerns -- Listing of common psychiatric and psychoactive drugs -- Psychiatric masquerade of medical conditions -- Appendices. Abbreviations in common use -- Annotated readings in assessment, interviewing, and report writing.

"Now in a revised and expanded sixth edition, this perennially popular resource provides quick and handy access to the entire language of the mental health professions. More than a giant collection of synonyms, the book includes thousands of useful words, phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners conduct thorough assessments, accurately describe nearly any clinical situation, and shape raw data into effective reports. Updated for compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations, the sixth edition features easier-to-navigate, reorganized contents; numerous additional terms; matched listings for DSM-IV-TR and ICD-9 diagnostic criteria; many helpful website addresses; and much more."--BOOK JACKET.

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