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Psychiatric Interviewing

The Art of Understanding

The new, revised 2nd Edition of this popular book presents specific strategies and practical methods for conducting thorough psychiatric assessments. Essential psychiatric… Leer más

Descripción

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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.

    De interès para

    Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Residents, Psychologists in practice and in training, other Mental Health Practitioners, Internists, Medical Students, Psychiatric Nurses, Social Workers, and Health Science Libraries.

    Índice

    Part I: Fundamentals of Interviewing. Interviewing: The Principles Behind the Art. The Dynamic Structure of the Interview. Nonverbal Behaviour: The Interview as Mime. Assessment Perspectives: Pathways to Effective Treatment Planning. Part II: The Interview and Psychopathology. Interviewing Techniques in Depression and Other Mood Disorders. Interviewing Techniques While Exploring Psychosis. Personality Disorders: Reflections of the Social History. Part III: Advanced Techniques of Interviewing. Exploring Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation. The Mental Status and Vantage Points: Bridges to Psychotherapy. The Art of Moving with Resistance. Appendix I: Supervision Utilizing Facilic Analysis. Appendix II: Annotated Interview (Full 60-Minute Intake). Appendix III: The Written Document: Effective Strategies. Appendix IV: Tips for Passing the Oral Boards in Psychiatry. Glossary of Interview Supervision Terms.

    Reseñas

    "Highly recommend...teaches not only interviewing skills but also the attitudes and behaviours that underpin the therapeutic personality and process."American Journal of Psychiatry

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    Sobre el autor

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    Shawn Christopher Shea

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Director, Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing, Inc (TISA), Newbury, New Hampshire