Clinician's Thesaurus: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports, 8th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781462538805 ISBN-10: 1462538800 Copyright: 2019 Edition: 8th Author: Zuckerman, Edward L. Doody's Expert Review    Score: 100 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV,  MS, BCETS, CATSM, FAAETS  (C3 Education and Research, Inc.) Description This is the eighth edition of a thorough and well written compendium of the major terminology needed for writing psychological reports and conducting interviews. It is a complete update of the 2010 edition. Purpose The purpose is to present the language of American mental healthcare for those writing mental health evaluations and intakes, psychosocial narratives, testing-based reports, progress notes, managed care treatment plans, and closing summaries of treatments. Audience 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. Features In keeping with an ever-changing field, this book updates all psychiatric ICD-10 diagnoses and DSM-5 codes. It also includes a sample evaluation report keyed to the book's chapters, provides numerous Internet links, screening, and assessment tools, as well as sections on specialized areas such as gender identity, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and recovery-oriented language. The appendixes cover the most common abbreviations along with annotated readings in assessment, interviewing, and report writing. Chapter 27 covers the major psychotropic medication abbreviations and drug classes. The book also includes an online "Drug Resources for the Clinician" as well as other useful resources such as other assessments and scales. The book takes readers step-by-step through writing a report from beginning and ending the interview, to behavioral observations, sign and symptoms, as well as prognostic and closing statements. Assessment 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. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.