Psychiatric Interviewing
The Art of Understanding : a Practical Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Nurses, and Other Mental Health Professionals
Description:... The new, revised 2nd Edition of this popular book presents specific strategies and practical methods for conducting thorough psychiatric assessments. Essential psychiatric interviewing techniques from a variety of disciplines provide readers with a strongtheoretical foundation and a broad scope of reference. This resource also illustrates the use of the new DSM-IV to help readers administer a humanistic, caring approach to the initial interview. The result is a fast-reading and enjoyable text filled with interview examples, clarifying principles, and pragmatic advice.in-depth coverage of fundamentals such as structuring techniques, efficient time management, and nonverbal language. Presents specific ways for exploring sensitive areas, including domestic violence, incest, drug abuse, and sexual history.Provides methods for handling awkward questions and client anger, transforming other common resistances, and eliciting suicidal and homicidal ideation.Offers strategies for arriving at a DSM-IV differential diagnosis and for uncovering personality disorders.Describes the principles used to writeup the interview--using an actual clinical writeup--and offers quality assurance guidelines for producing sound clinical forensic documents.Features an entire appendix devoted to tips and strategies for passing the oral boards.Presents content that has been updated according to DSM-IV.Includes a completely revised chapter on suicide and violence assessment, with an innovative interview strategy for uncovering hidden suicidal and violent ideation.Provides an appendix that contains a complete, annotated initial interview that integrates and demonstrates all of the principles discussed in the book.
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