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"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 patients about their current symptoms, personal and family history, mental status, behavioral...

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Main Authors: Morrison, James R., 1940
Published: The Guilford Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Interviewing in psychiatry
Interview, Psychological
Mental Disorders > diagnosis
Summary: "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 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 permissi
Carrier Form: xiv, 369 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781462515554 (hardback : acid-free paper) :
146251555X (hardback : acid-free paper)
Index Number: RC480
CLC: R749
B849
Call Number: B849/M879/4th ed.
Contents: Introduction: What Is Interviewing? -- 1. Openings and Introductions -- 2. Chief Complaint and Free Speech -- 3. Developing Rapport -- 4. Managing the Early Patient Interview -- 5. History of the Present Illness -- 6. Getting the Facts about the Present Illness -- 7. Interviewing about Feelings -- 8. Personal and Social History -- 9. Sensitive Subjects -- 10. Control of the Later Interview -- 11. Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects -- 12. Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects -- 13. Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest -- 14. Closure -- 15. Interviewing Informants -- 16.

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