Clinical Judgment in Psychiatry

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Giovanni A Fava (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)

Clinical Judgment in Psychiatry

Giovanni A Fava (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)

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Oxford University Press
18 September 2025

Health psychology; Psychiatry; Therapy & therapeutics

Psychiatrists and clinical psychologists usually rely on observation, description, classification, testing explanatory hypotheses, and formulating clinical decisions based on clinical judgment. Despite its importance, clinical judgment is often overlooked in psychiatric literature. Clinical Judgment in Psychiatry fills that gap by providing both the theory and practical aspects of clinical judgment in psychiatry.

The book is divided into three sections: 1) collecting clinical information using clinimetrics to distinguish patient differences; 2) organizing clinical data into operational hypotheses; and 3) formulating individualized treatment plans by matching evidence-based treatments with patient needs to achieve optimal outcomes. Drawing on extensive experience and literature, as well as case illustrations and clinical examples, this book provides practical suggestions to enhance therapeutic efforts. Experienced psychiatrists, psychologists, and mental health professionals will find valuable methods for applying their insights to clinical decisions, while early career and trainee clinicians will gain a deeper understanding of the nuances of clinical practice

By: Giovanni A Fava (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Clinical Professor of Psychiatry University at Buffalo State University of New York)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 286g
ISBN: 9780198952183
ISBN 10: 019895218X
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 18 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Section One: Collecting Clinical Information 1: The role of clinical interviewing 2: Refining and expanding symptom configuration 3: The clinical use of staging 4: The interaction of psychiatric and medical disorders 5: Evaluating allostatic load 6: Health attitudes and insight 7: Psychological well-being 8: The role of personality 9: Treatment history and iatrogenic factors Section Two: Organizing Clinical Data 10: Case formulation: macro-analysis 11: Case formulation: micro-analysis 12: Strategies of clinical reasoning Section Three: Formulating an Individualized Treatment Plan 13: Not jumping to treatment 14: Choosing treatments 15: Formulating a treatment plan 16: Shared decision and self-therapy 17: Evaluating treatment response

Giovanni A. Fava is a world-renowned psychiatrist, whose academic career has taken place in Italy and United States. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, State University of New York at Buffalo. For 30 years (1992-2022) he has been Editor-in-Chief of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, a journal that reached a top position during his tenure. He has performed groundbreaking research in psychiatry and clinical psychology, where he has introduced Well-Being Therapy, the sequential model, the concept of staging, a new method of psychosomatic classification, and the clinimetric approach. His latest book Discontinuing Antidepressant Medications was published by Oxford University Press in 2021.