Clinical interview: theory and practice. 3rd edition. Sommerz-Flanagan J., Sommerz-Flanagan R.

This classical work introduces the reader to the basics of the art of conducting a clinical interview. Integrating various theoretical models of clinical interviewing, the authors make a special emphasis on cultural diversity and offer new material on the following topics: - structural models of clinical interviewing; - writing a reception report; - study of mental status; - interviewing customers with substantial dependencies; - new risk factors and approaches of the intervention in relation to suicide; - Interviewing victims of mental trauma. This book is simply necessary for the professional improvement of the interviewer.