The First Interview, Third Edition

by Morrison, James

• ISBN13: 9781593856366
• ISBN10: 1593856369
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This indispensable clinical guidebook describes and illustrates how to conduct a successful diagnostic mental health interview. James Morrison details effective methods for posing clinical questions; what the clinician should ask to obtain complete, accurate information; and how to select the best strategy to meet any clinical situation. Throughout, the author interweaves research on what works in mental health interviewing along with fresh insights on how to build rapport and enhance patient motivation.

Author Biography

James Morrison, MD, graduated from Reed College and earned his MD at Washington University in St. Louis, where he trained in psychiatry. He is currently Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Dr. Morrison’s other books for professionals include Diagnosis Made Easier, DSM-IV Made Easy, When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders, and Interviewing Children and Adolescents. In 2002 he wrote a comprehensive guide for patients and their relatives, Straight Talk about Your Mental Health.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is Interviewing?

Openings and Introductions

Chief Complaint and Free Speech

Developing Rapport

Managing the Early Patient Interview

History of the Present Illness

Getting the Facts about the Present Illness

Interviewing about Feelings

Personal and Social History

Sensitive Subjects

Control of the Later Interview

Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects

Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects

Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest

Closure

Interviewing Informants

Meeting Resistance

Special or Challenging Patient Behaviors and Issues

Diagnosis and Recommendations

Sharing Your Findings with the Patient

Communicating Your Findings to Others

Troubleshooting Your Interview

Summary of the Initial Interview

Description and Diagnostic Criteria for Selected Disorders

Sample Interview with Report

A Semistructured Interview

Assessing Your Interview

Bibliography and Recommended Reading

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