Is it possible to get the diagnostic data you need during the first session in a way that leaves clients feeling like they want to come back for a second session? This video takes a close look at how the DSM-5-TR and the diagnostic process can be used to improve mental healthcare. Through step-by-step clinical demonstrations, you’ll develop client-oriented diagnostic interviewing skills that lay the foundation for a strong therapeutic alliance and successful course of treatment. 

How can clinicians obtain essential diagnostic information while establishing and maintaining therapeutic rapport? Watch clinical demonstrations of some of the most common disorders therapists encounter— Adjustment, Panic, Generalized Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders—and learn how to gather diagnostic data without compromising client care.

With symptoms that often overlap, depressive disorders, bipolar, and substance use disorders can be hard to distinguish from one another. In Volume 3 of The DSM-5 and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing, with TR Updates you’ll learn a systematic approach to accurately diagnosing these conditions while at the same time building a solid therapeutic alliance.

Schizophrenia, Anorexia, and Borderline Personality Disorder are often challenging for clinicians to treat, and an accurate diagnosis is key to establishing treatment. Through a series of discussions and clinical sessions, you’ll learn specialized skills for gathering information from clients while attending to the therapeutic relationship. By laying the foundation for a strong alliance, you’ll build better outcomes for clients struggling with these difficult disorders.