Clinician's Thesaurus: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports
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9th Ed.
2025 © Guilford Publications
Edward L. Zuckerman, PhD; Bradley W. Estes, PsyD
ISBN-13: 978-1-4625-5808-7
eISBN-13: 978-1-4625-5809-4
Mental Health, Coding & Classification
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Hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students have relied on this authoritative reference, now in an updated 9th edition including the latest terms and diagnostic codes. In a convenient large-size format, the Thesaurus covers nearly all areas of concern addressed in intakes, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and closing summaries. Users seeking the right wording for a clinical document can scan and select from thousands of technical terms, behavioral descriptors, and standard statements. The book provides interview questions for almost every symptomatic behavior, a huge collection of mental status questions, and hundreds of internet resources. Also featured is a list of all psychiatric ICD-10-CM diagnoses, including Z-codes and medical codes essential to a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation.
New to This Edition
- • Updated for DSM-5-TR and ICD-10-CM code changes for 2025.
- • Updated and new listings of assessment and screening tools.
- • Revised descriptors and terms pertaining to internet use, gender and sexuality, relationships, race and ethnicity, and more.
- • Updated treatment planning tips, web links, and psychiatric drug information.
The thesaurus eases the workload for busy and newly minted clinicians. Graduate students will be most appreciative of this field guide during their training and clinicals. The terminology and wording enable them to be as objective as possible while maintaining an idiosyncratic presentation of the client. Dr. Zuckerman is an expert at compiling such a thorough and meaningful collection of terminology as well as the means to accurately write useful psychological reports.
Doody's Review
"This is an indispensable reference tool for busy clinicians. The author's work is well known, and he is one of the foremost authorities on writing in the behavioral health field. This update surpasses the previous edition and will certainly be an invaluable resource on every clinician's desk."
-- Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM, FAAETS (C3 Education and Research, Inc.) Doody's Review - previos edition
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