Designed for psychiatrists of all levels of experience, the DSM-5™ Diagnostic Interview book is a valuable tool for applying the DSM-5 in diagnostic interviews.

It begins with an introduction to the diagnostic interview, outlining its objectives, provides an effective structure for the reader to learn how to conduct it, lists screening questions, and describes the ways in which the DSM-5, with its updated approach to diagnosis and classification, shapes the progress of the interview.

Important revisions from the DSM-IV (and DSM-IV-TR) to the DSM-5 are also mentioned. The chapter on the DSM-5 diagnostic interview, which is the core of this guide, leads the reader through a complete diagnostic interview with supplementary questions for each of the DSM-5 diagnostic categories.

The book is useful for those who are just beginning to learn the format and flow of the diagnostic interview, as well as for experienced physicians conducting an interview in accordance with the significant revisions included in the DSM-5.

Its aim is not to replace the DSM-5 itself or psychiatric interview textbooks, but to serve as a practical and comprehensive resource for diagnosing mental disorders, while also building a therapeutic relationship.