A sensitive, thorough interview is paramount in accurately identifying clients' problems, developing rapport, and facilitating progress in therapy, yet becoming an effective interviewer is as much an art as it is a science. Clinical Interviewing, Third Edition blends a personal, easy-to-read style with a unique emphasis on both the scientific basis and interpersonal aspects of mental health interviewing.

The authors present a clear, instructive, and engaging picture of interviewing best practices. Advocating the integration of theoretical models in conducting effective clinical interviews, this valuable text applies those models in demonstrating useful interviewing techniques for gathering the necessary information about all aspects of a client's functioning to inform current treatment planning and future therapeutic decision-making.