The Psychiatric Interview: A Practical GuideLippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005 - 316 pages The psychiatric interview is your window into the mind of your patient. With this practical, how-to handbook, you'll examine each aspect of the psychiatric interview in detail. Your journey begins with the general principles essential to effective interviewing—including techniques for approaching threatening topics, improving patient recall, and dealing with challenging patients. The sections that follow show you how to obtain the psychiatric history, interview for diagnosis, and interview for treatment. The Practical Guides in Psychiatry series provides quick, concise information for professionals on the front lines of mental health care. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational style, these invaluable resources take you through each step of the psychiatric care process, delivering fast facts and helpful strategies that help you provide effective and compassionate care to your patients. Make The Psychiatric Interview your bridge to understanding.
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Contents
General Principles of Effective Interviewing | 1 |
The Psychiatric | 4 |
Why Its Important and How to Establish It | 14 |
How to Approach | 22 |
6 | 30 |
Techniques for the Overly Talkative Patient | 36 |
Techniques for the Adolescent Patient | 44 |
Techniques for Other Challenging Situations | 53 |
Depressive | 151 |
Bipolar Disorder | 162 |
Assessing Anxiety Disorders | 170 |
Assessing Alcohol Dependence and Drug Abuse | 181 |
Assessing Psychotic Disorders | 190 |
Assessing Dementia and Delirium | 210 |
Assessing Eating Disorders | 218 |
Assessing Personality Disorders | 229 |
Practical Psychodynamics in | 59 |
Obtaining the History of Present Illness | 71 |
14 | 78 |
Screening for General Medical Conditions | 86 |
16 | 95 |
How to Memorize the DSMIVTR Criteria | 106 |
Mental Status Examination | 122 |
Assessing Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation | 143 |