The Clinical Child Documentation Sourcebook : A Comprehensive Collection of Forms and Guidelines for Efficient Record-Keeping in Child Mental Health
by Donald K. Freedheim, Jeremy P. Shapiro, Donald E. Wiger

This sourcebook covers each step of the child treatment process (from intake, to assessment, through treatment). Like its successful predecessor, the Clinical Documentation Sourcebook by Donald Wiger, The Child Clinical Documentation Sourcebook includes ready-to-copy blank forms, as well as examples of fully-completed forms, and a 3.5" disk that contains word-processing versions of every form in the book.

The paperwork required when providing mental health services in the current era of third-party accountability continues to mount. This easy-to-use resource offers child psychologists and therapists a full array of forms, inventories, checklists, client handouts, and clinical records essential to a successful practice in either an organizational or clinical setting.

Clinician's Thesaurus :
The Guidebook for Writing Psychological Reports
(The Clinician's Toolbox)
by Edward L. Zuckerman

Now in its revised and expanded fifth edition, the Clinician's Thesaurus makes constructing meaningful reports easier than ever before. This popular guidebook provides quick and handy access to the entire language of the mental health professions. More than a giant collection of synonyms, the Thesaurus offers practical guidelines for how to shape raw data into a cogent report. Thousands of useful words, phrases, and interview questions are provided to help practitioners collect the client information they need and accurately describe almost any clinical situation.

New features of the fifth edition include numerous additional terms; an integrative introduction and overview; reproducible forms for documenting client mental status and producing a managed-care compatible treatment plan; updated listings of psychiatric medications; and suggested readings on assessment and report writing. The book is designed for maximum ease of use with a large format and lay-flat binding. Comprehensive and up-to-date, the Clinician's Thesaurus is an indispensable tool for professionals who wish to streamline their reporting tasks.

Emergencies in Mental Health Practice:
Evaluation and Management
by Phillip M. Kleespies (Editor)

Focusing on acute clinical situations in which there is an imminent risk of serious harm or death to self or others, this practical resource helps clinicians evaluate and manage a wide range of mental health emergencies. Authors examine how to distinguish crises that are emergencies from those that are not, and provide basic instruction in crisis theory and emergency interviewing. The volume then provides guidelines for intervening with suicidal patients, potentially violent patients, and vulnerable victims of violence, as well as patients facing life-and-death medical decisions, with careful attention to risk management and forensic issues. Also addressed are emergency-related conditions including self-mutilation, alcohol and drug-related crises, adverse reactions to psychotropic medication, and psychological symptoms of medical conditions. Finally, chapters consider the effects of emergency intervention on clinicians and offer suggestions for managing stress.

Handbook of Psychological Assessment, 3rd Edition
by Gary Groth-Marnat

"The Handbook of Psychological Assessment, Third Edition offers busy professionals and graduate students a complete review of today's most commonly used psychological assessment tests. This step-by-step guide condenses countless manuals and texts into one easy-to-use volume and points out the most efficient methods for selecting tests, evaluating interview data, and integrating results into a cohesive psychological report." (taken from the back cover)

Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology
by Alan F., Md Schatzberg, Jonathan O., Md Cole, Charles Debattista, Charles Debatistta

Updates the first edition of 1986 with added sections on new drugs, expanded sections on important agents, more detailed treatment strategies for various disorders and situations, and other updates with the latest information from the literature and the authors' clinical practice. Spiral binding. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.