Handbook of Diagnostic and Structured Interviewing

"In an increasingly competitive marketplace, psychologists and other mental health professionals strive to offer the best validated assessment methods tailored to their target populations. Handbook of Diagnostic and Structured Interviewing represents a new and important resource for clinical practice. The volume offers crucial guidance on the selection of appropriate measures for Axis I disorders, Axis II disorders, and specialized syndromes, marshaling up-to-date data on reliability, validity, and clinical applications. Providing the knowledge needed to make informed, appropriate use of these effective - and increasingly sophisticated diagnostic tools, the Handbook is an essential tool for today's clinician and researcher."--BOOK JACKET.