,THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW
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,THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW
Fifth Edition
Daniel J. Carlat, M.D.
Publisher
The Carlat Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Practical Guides in Psychiatry
Daniel J. Carlat, M.D.
Founding Editor
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5th edition
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age, weight, gender, current or prior medical conditions, medication history, laboratory
data and other factors unique to the patient. The publisher does not provide medical
advice or guidance and this work is merely a reference tool. Healthcare professionals,
and not the publisher, are solely responsible for the use of this work including all medical
judgments and for any resulting diagnosis and treatments.
Given continuous, rapid advances in medical science and health information,
independent professional verification of medical diagnoses, indications, appropriate
pharmaceutical selections and dosages, and treatment options should be made and
healthcare professionals should consult a variety of sources. When prescribing
medication, healthcare professionals are advised to consult the product information
sheet (the manufacturer’s package insert) accompanying each drug to verify, among
other things, conditions of use, warnings and side effects and identify any changes in
dosage schedule or contraindications, particularly if the medication to be administered is
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,THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW
Fifth Edition
Daniel J. Carlat, M.D.
Publisher
The Carlat Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
The Carlat Geriatric Psychiatry Report
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Practical Guides in Psychiatry
Daniel J. Carlat, M.D.
Founding Editor
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, Acquisitions Editor: Chris Teja
Product Development Editor: Ariel S. Winter
Editorial Coordinator: Chester Anthony Gonzalez
Production Project Manager: Justin Wright
Manager, Graphic Arts & Design: Stephen Druding
Manufacturing Coordinator: Beth Welsh
Marketing Manager: Kirsten Watrud
Prepress Vendor: Straive
5th edition
Copyright © 2024 Wolters Kluwer
Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer. Copyright © 2012 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a
Wolters Kluwer business. Copyright © 2005, 1999 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All
rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies or
scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval
system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations
embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by
individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered
by the above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Wolters
Kluwer at Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, via
email at , or via our website at shop.lww.com (products and
services).
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Printed in Mexico
Cataloging-in-Publication Data available on request from the Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-9752-1297-1
This work is provided “as is,” and the publisher disclaims any and all warranties, express
or implied, including any warranties as to accuracy, comprehensiveness, or currency of
the content of this work.
This work is no substitute for individual patient assessment based upon healthcare
professionals’ examination of each patient and consideration of, among other things,
age, weight, gender, current or prior medical conditions, medication history, laboratory
data and other factors unique to the patient. The publisher does not provide medical
advice or guidance and this work is merely a reference tool. Healthcare professionals,
and not the publisher, are solely responsible for the use of this work including all medical
judgments and for any resulting diagnosis and treatments.
Given continuous, rapid advances in medical science and health information,
independent professional verification of medical diagnoses, indications, appropriate
pharmaceutical selections and dosages, and treatment options should be made and
healthcare professionals should consult a variety of sources. When prescribing
medication, healthcare professionals are advised to consult the product information
sheet (the manufacturer’s package insert) accompanying each drug to verify, among
other things, conditions of use, warnings and side effects and identify any changes in
dosage schedule or contraindications, particularly if the medication to be administered is
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