The first interview /

"This trusted practitioner resource and course text is grounded in James Morrison's experience with more than 15,000 mental health patients. Morrison provides a complete framework for interviewing patients about their current symptoms, personal and family history, mental status, behavioral...

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Main Author: Morrison, James R., 1940- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Guilford Press, [2014]
Edition:Fourth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction: What Is Interviewing?
  • 1. Openings and Introductions
  • 2. Chief Complaint and Free Speech
  • 3. Developing Rapport
  • 4. Managing the Early Patient Interview
  • 5. History of the Present Illness
  • 6. Getting the Facts about the Present Illness
  • 7. Interviewing about Feelings
  • 8. Personal and Social History
  • 9. Sensitive Subjects
  • 10. Control of the Later Interview
  • 11. Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects
  • 12. Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects
  • 13. Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest
  • 14. Closure
  • 15. Interviewing Informants
  • 16. Meeting Resistance
  • 17. Special or Challenging Patient Behaviors and Issues
  • 18. Diagnosis and Recommendations
  • 19. Sharing Your Findings with the Patient
  • 20. Communicating Your Findings to Others
  • 21. Troubleshooting Your Interview
  • Appendix A. Summary of the Initial Interview
  • Appendix B. Descriptions of Selected Disorders.
  • Appendix C. Sample Interview, Written Report, and Formulation
  • Appendix D. A Semistructured Interview
  • Appendix E. Assessing Your Interview
  • Appendix F. Bibliography and Recommended Reading