Clinician's Thesaurus
Ninth Edition
The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports
Edward L. Zuckerman and Bradley W. Estes
HardcoverPaperbacke-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover
pre-orderJuly 23, 2025
ISBN 9781462558087
Price: $101.00 400 Pages
Size: 8" x 10.5"
Paperback
pre-orderJuly 23, 2025
ISBN 9781462558070
Price: $67.00 400 Pages
Size: 8" x 10.5"
The new edition will be published July 23, 2025. If you need this title before then, please see the previous edition.
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Hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students have relied on this authoritative reference, now in an updated 9th edition including the latest terms and diagnostic codes. In a convenient large-size format, the Thesaurus covers nearly all areas of concern addressed in intakes, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and closing summaries. Users seeking the right wording for a clinical document can scan and select from thousands of technical terms, behavioral descriptors, and standard statements. The book provides interview questions for almost every symptomatic behavior, a huge collection of mental status questions, and hundreds of internet resources. Also featured is a list of all psychiatric ICD-10-CM diagnoses, including Z-codes and medical codes essential to a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation. The companion website presents web links, reproducible forms from the book, and a detailed list of psychiatric medications.
New to This Edition
New to This Edition
- Updated for DSM-5-TR and ICD-10-CM code changes for 2025.
- Updated and new listings of assessment and screening tools.
- Revised descriptors and terms pertaining to internet use, gender and sexuality, relationships, race and ethnicity, and more.
- Updated treatment planning tips, web links, and psychiatric drug information.