Joanne Lawrence 
Psychiatric Interview 
A Practical Guide

Psychiatry is a specialized field of medicine concerned with prevention, diagnosis, treatment andresearch of mental disorders. Mental disorders are behavioral or psychological syndromes that areassociated with distress or disability (impairment in functioning). The psychiatric interview includes abiographical and social information, psychiatric and medical history, and mental status examination.The important aspect of this book is that it takes care to give detail description of the mental disorders.This book highlights the relevant prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research of mental disorders.The book has been compiled with different chapters based on the original research work by eminentacademicians and scientists. Recent trends and techniques gathered from the research are thehighlights of this book. It will provide a unique opportunity to boost up the knowledge in psychiatry.People working in this field will find this very useful and informative book on psychiatry. Hence thereaders will find this book interesting and valuable in curing the mental illness. Scientists and studentsactively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.