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The Reliability and Validity of the Psychiatric Assessment of the Child: I. Interview with the Child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Michael Rutter  and
Philip Graham
Michael Rutter
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London, S.E.5
Philip Graham
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London, S.E.5
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Surprisingly little has been written on the interview with the child as a diagnostic tool, in contrast to the voluminous literature on the therapeutic interview. Whereas standard texts on child psychiatry usually include a discussion of the physician-child relationship and of the use of play situation, it is rare for there to be any systematic account of the interview with the child as a diagnostic procedure.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 510 , May 1968 , pp. 563 - 579
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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