What are the advantages of the clinical interview process, in addition to gathering a lot of information in a relatively short amount of time?

A. The interviewer can control the interaction and can probe further when necessary.
B. The patient can self-report and the psychologist can self-monitor.
C. The patient can take an unstandardized tests and the clinician can interpret results concurrently with the interview.
D. Family members can report objective observations and the psychologist can make a diagnos


Ans: A. The interviewer can control the interaction and can probe further when necessary.

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