The psychiatric interview
Subtitle: a practical guide
By: Daniel J. Carlat.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Practical guides in psychiatry
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
Subjects: 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.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Handbooks.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: General principles of effective interviewing; title: The initial interview: a preview; title: Logistic preparations: what to do before the interview; title: The therapeutic alliance: what it is, why it's important, and how to establish it; title: Asking questions I: how to approach threatening topics; title: Asking questions II: tricks for improving patient recall; title: Asking questions III: how to change topics with style; title: Techniques for the reluctant patient; title: Techniques for the overly talkative patient; title: Techniques for the malingering patient; title: Techniques for the adolescent patient; title: Techniques for other challenging situations; title: Practical psychodynamics in the diagnostic interview; title: The psychiatric history; title: Obtaining the history of present illness; title: Obtaining the psychiatric history; title: Screening for general medical conditions; title: Family psychiatric history; title: Obtaining the social and developmental history; title: Interviewing for diagnosis: the psychiatric review of symptoms; title: How to memorize the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition criteria; title: Interviewing for diagnosis: the art of hypothesis testing; title: Mental status examination; title: Assessing suicidal and homicidal ideation; title: Assessing mood disorders I: depressive disorders; title: Assessing mood disorders II: bipolar disorder; title: Assessing anxiety disorders; title: Assessing alcohol dependence and drug abuse; title: Assessing psychotic disorders; title: Assessing dementia and delirium; title: Assessing eating disorders and somatization disorder; title: Assessing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; title: Assessing personality disorders; title: Interviewing for treatment; title: How to educate your patient; title: Negotiating a treatment plan; title: Writing up the results of the interview.