Written by Dr. Caroly S. Pataki, co-editor of Kaplan & Sadock’s Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Dr. Daniel J. Carlat, author of The Psychiatric Interview, The Psychiatric Interview of Children and Adolescents is a new companion to Dr. Carlat’s bestselling manual, adapted for clinicians who work with children and adolescents. This easy-to-use, portable handbook offers a practical and concise approach to optimizing the patient interview, focusing on the skills needed to establish rapport with young patients and gain valuable clinical insights.Offers a concise, real-world approach to the psychiatric interview, filled with tips and pearls to develop confidence in interviewing, and up to date with the recently published DSM 5-TR and current research Includes all-new content on how to engage with pediatric patients and their caregivers, how to prepare for and conduct the initial interview, assessment of gender dysphoria, assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders, and moreContains focused, practical sections on general principles of effective interviewing for each age group, obtaining the psychiatric history, and interviewing for diagnosisUses a proven combination of specific techniques for approaching difficult topics, and phrasing examples to illustrate the nuances of the interviewing process, making this easy-to-digest text essential reading for trainees and practitioners in psychiatry, psychology, primary care, advanced practice nursing, social work, and related fieldsContains useful appendices with developmental tables, family education handouts, and moreWritten by Drs. Caroly S. Pataki, Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Section Editor for the child and adolescent psychiatry content in the Kaplan & Sadock’s series, and Daniel J. Carlat, publisher of the Carlat Reports and noted psychiatrist and award-winning mental health journalist