Designed for psychiatrists of all levels of experience, the book DSM-5™ Diagnostic Examination is a valuable tool for applying the DSM-5 to diagnostic interviews.

Starting with an introduction to diagnostic interviewing, it discusses the goals of the interview, provides an effective structure for the reader to learn how to conduct it, lists probing questions, and then describes how the DSM-5, with its updated approach to diagnosis and classification, shapes the progress of the interview.

It also mentions the significant revisions from DSM-IV (and DSM-IV-TR) to DSM-5. The chapter on DSM-5 diagnostic examination, which is the core of this guide, guides the reader through a complete diagnostic examination with supplementary questions for each diagnostic category in DSM-5.

The book is useful for those who are just starting to learn the format and flow of diagnostic interviewing, as well as for experienced physicians conducting an interview according to the significant revisions included in DSM-5.

Its goal is not to replace DSM-5 itself or psychiatric interviewing textbooks, but to serve as a practical and comprehensive resource for diagnosing mental disorders, while also building a therapeutic relationship.