Rich with compelling case material, this hands-on workbook helps mental health practitioners and students build essential skills for clinical evaluation and differential diagnosis. Renowned diagnostician James Morrison invites the reader to interview and evaluate 26 patients with a wide spectrum of presenting complaints and ultimate diagnoses. Using multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises, clinicians practice the arts of interviewing and making diagnostic decisions. The convenient large-size format facilitates use. Extensive tables in the appendix provide a quick-reference guide to the interviewing techniques, diagnostic principles, and clinical diagnoses discussed in each case.

See also other essential resources for new clinicians--Becoming a Therapist, Second Edition, by Suzanne Bender and Edward Messner, which covers what to say and why, starting from the very first session, and The Therapist's Journey, by Robert Taibbi, which offers guidance for navigating professional development, boundaries, self-care, and more.

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James Morrison, MD, is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. His long career includes extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. With his acclaimed practical books--including Diagnosis Made Easier, Third Edition; DSM-5-TR Made Easy; The First Interview, Fourth Edition; and others--Dr. Morrison has guided hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students through the complexities of clinical evaluation and diagnosis.

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Introduction 1. Good Beginnings--Abby 2. Complaint Department--Brad 3. Past Is Prologue--Candice 4. Decision Tree--Douglas 5. Transitions--Elinor 6. Safety First--Fritz 7. Central Casting--Gloria 8. Self-Defense--Hank 9. A Mystery and an Enigma--Inez 10. Now and Then--Julio 11. Small Bites--Kylie 12. Swan Song--Liam 13. Age-Old Questions--Melissa 14. Family Secrets--Norman 15. Rejections--Olivia 16. To Tell the Truth--Pierce 17. Encore--Quinn 18. Nil by Mouth--Randolph 19. Ghost in the Machine--Siobhán 20. Compelling Evidence--Tyler 21. Character Reference--Uma 22. Motion Sickness--Vincent 23. Role of the Dice--Whitney 24. Fill in the Blanks--X 25. In Other Words--Yasmin 26. Goodbye and Good Luck--Zander Appendix. Tables References and Suggested Reading