Description
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 adult patients about their current symptoms, personal and family history, mental status, behavioral risks, and other relevant issues. He offers guidance for selecting the best strategy for any clinical situation, building rapport, overcoming common challenges, and communicating findings. Appendices include a detailed semistructured interview and a self-assessment tool for interviewers, both with permission to photocopy. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
New to This Edition
*Revised throughout for DSM-5.
*Updated resources and suggested readings.
Chapter
Chapter 1. Openings and Introductions
Chapter 2. Chief Complaint and Free Speech
Chapter 3. Developing Rapport
Chapter 4. Managing the Early Patient Interview
Chapter 5. History of the Present Illness
Chapter 6. Getting the Facts about the Present Illness
Chapter 7. Interviewing about Feelings
Chapter 8. Personal and Social History
Chapter 9. Sensitive Subjects
Chapter 10. Control of the Later Interview
Chapter 11. Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects
Chapter 12. Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects
Chapter 13. Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest
Chapter 15. Interviewing Informants
Chapter 16. Meeting Resistance
Chapter 17. Special or Challenging Patient Behaviors and Issues
Chapter 18. Diagnosis and Recommendations
Chapter 19. Sharing Your Findings with the Patient
Chapter 20. Communicating Your Findings to Others
Chapter 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
The First Interview, Fourth Edition
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