The First Interview, First Edition
First Edition
1st Edition
Published on 12. January 1995
Book
Hardback
317 pages
978-0-89862-569-1 (ISBN)
Description
Re-written to incorporate the recent changes in DSM-IV, this new edition of The First Interview updates a text on interviewing that is rapidly becoming a standard in the field. Covering the range of problems and personalities that interviewers typically encounter; this accessible volume describes in step-by-step detail how to elicit crucial diagnostic details from even the most challenging patient. All references to tables and criteria have been updated and brief criteria for the most used diagnoses rewritten in accordance with DSM-IV. Based on the most recent research, this book specifies what should be asked as well as the best methods for asking. These effective techniques come to life in the book's numerous illustrative clinical vignettes and conversational, jargon-free style. This book will be of great interest to professionals and students in psychiatry, psychology, social work, and other mental health professions, as well as practitioners in medicine and nursing.
Reviews / Votes
The book clearly reflects a wealth of experience--the number of clinical case exampl es is prodigious--as well as familiarity with theoretical issues and relevant research....May be recommended to the keener medical student, to all psychiatric trainees and to those of their seniors who may wonder if their long-ago acquired interviewing skills are as good as they might be. - British Journal of PsychiatryOverall, this is a very good book that should be assigned reading for all begi nning mental health professionals and should be reviewed by and available to all clinicians. This text can be a useful tool to continue to sharpen our skills at doing the best assessments we can in all of our interviews, whether they are the first or the last of a long treatment process. - American Journal of Psychiatry
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89862-569-1 (9780898625691)
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Content
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 Formats. Meeting Resistance. Special and Difficult Patients. Evaluation. Making Recommendations. Communicating Your Findings. Appendices: A. Summary of the Initial Interview. B. Description and Diagnostic Criteria for Selected Disorders. C. Sample Interview. D. Sample Written Report. E. Assessing Your Interview. F. Bibliography and Recommended Reading. Tables: 1. Outline of the Initial Interview. 2. Problems That Signal Areas of Clinical Interest. 3. Severity of Psychosocial Stressors Scale. 4. Negative and Positive Feelings. 5. Mini-Mental State Exam. Hierarchy of Conservative (Safe) Diagnoses. 7. Most Valid Diagnoses. 8. Outline of Mental Health Treatment Modalities. 9. Global Assessment of Functioning. Index.