Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment

ISBN-13: 9781316614037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str.

Rob Poole; Robert Higgo

Opis

An engaging and accessible guide to developing interpersonal clinical skills in the interviewing and assessment of psychiatric patients.

Recenzje

Review of previous edition: 'Should be read by every psychiatrist.' David Enoch, BJPsych Bulletin (www.pb.rcpsych.org)

Spis treści

Part I. What Am I Trying to Find Out Here?: 1. Diagnosis; 2. History; 3. Mental state examination and psychopathology; 4. Cognitive state examination and organic disease; Part II. The Main Principles of One-to-One Interviewing: 5. Office-based psychiatric assessment; 6. Understanding and managing relationships with patients; Part III. Difficult Interviews: 7. Difficulties relating to psychosis; 8. Unpopular patients; Part IV. Self-Awareness: 9. Values and beliefs; 10. Culture; 11. Who should I be?; Part V. Complicated Interviews: 12. Interviewing with other team members; 13. Interviewing families and other informants; 14. In the community; 15. Fragmented interviewing and assessment; 16. 'Impossible' assessments; Part VI. Developmental Assessments: 17. Neurodevelopmental assessment; 18. Personality; Part VII. Drawing it All Together: 19. Risk and safety; 20. Record keeping and reports.