Title: The psychiatric interview : a practical guide /
Authors: Carlat, Daniel J.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Physician-Patient Relations; Mental Disorders diagnosis; Interview, Psychological methods; Interviewing in psychiatry Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Mental illness Diagnosis Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Psychotherapist and patient Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Interview, Psychological methods Handbooks.; Mental Disorders diagnosis Handbooks.; Physician-Patient Relations Handbooks.
Abstract: The book begins with the general principles essential to effective interviewing and guides readers through a range of issues, including the seductive patient, the malingerer, borderline personalities, and others. The new edition includes information on interviews to help readers complete important rating scales and also provides practical tips on working with electronic medical records in the setting of a psychiatric interview.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: Section I General Principles of Effective Interviewing -- 1.The Initial Interview: A Preview -- 2.Logistic Preparations: What to Do Before the Interview -- 3.The Therapeutic Alliance: What It Is, Why It's Important, and How to Establish It -- 4.Asking Questions I: How to Approach Threatening Topics -- 5.Asking Questions II: Tricks for Improving Patient Recall -- 6.Asking Questions III: How to Change Topics with Style -- 7.Techniques for the Reluctant Patient -- 8.Techniques for the Overly Talkative Patient -- 9.Techniques for the Malingering Patient -- 10.Techniques for the Adolescent Patient -- 11.Interviewing Family Members and Other Informants -- 12.Techniques for Other Challenging Situations -- 13.Practical Psychodynamics in the Diagnostic Interview -- Section II The Psychiatric History -- 14.Obtaining the History of Present Illness -- 15.Obtaining the Psychiatric History -- 16.Screening for General Medical Conditions