General principles of the interview -- General principles of psychodynamics -- The obsessive-compulsive patient -- The histrionic patient -- The narcissistic patient -- The masochistic patient -- The depressed patient -- The anxiety disorder patient -- The traumatized patient -- The borderline patient -- The antisocial patient -- The paranoid patient -- The psychotic patient -- The psychosomatic patient -- The cognitively-impaired patient -- The emergency patient -- The hospitalized patient -- The patient of different background -- Note taking and the psychiatric interview -- Telephones, e-mail and the psychiatric interview.