The first interview

Morrison, James R. 1940- (Author).

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 permission to photocopy. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Revised throughout for DSM-5. *Updated resources and suggested readings."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781462515554
ISBN: 146251555X
ISBN: 9781462529834
ISBN: 1462529836
Physical Description: print
xiv, 369 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Machine generated contents note: Need for Comprehensive Information -- Importance of Practice -- ch. 1 Openings and Introductions -- Time Factors -- Settings -- Beginning the Relationship -- Taking Notes -- Sample Openings -- ch. 2 Chief Complaint and Free Speech -- Directive versus Nondirective Questions -- Opening Question -- Chief Complaint -- Free Speech -- Areas of Clinical Interest -- How Much Time? -- Moving On -- ch. 3 Developing Rapport -- Basis of Rapport -- Assess Your Own Feelings -- Consider Your Manner of Speaking -- Talk the Patient's Language -- Maintain Boundaries -- Show Your Expertise -- ch. 4 Managing the Early Patient Interview -- Nonverbal Encouragements -- Verbal Encouragements -- Offering Reassurance -- ch. 5 History of the Present Illness -- Present Episode -- Describing Symptoms -- Vegetative Symptoms -- Consequences of Illness -- Onset and Sequence of Symptoms -- Stressors -- Previous Episodes -- Previous Treatment -- ch. 6 Getting the Facts about the Present Illness -- Be Clear about the Goals of Your Interview -- Track Your Distractions -- Use Open-Ended Questions -- Talk the Patient's Language -- Choose the Right Probing Questions -- Confrontations -- ch. 7 Interviewing about Feelings -- Negative and Positive Feelings -- Eliciting Feelings -- Other Techniques -- Following Up for Details -- Defense Mechanisms -- Handling Excessively Emotional Patients -- ch. 8 Personal and Social History -- Childhood and Adolescence -- Life as an Adult -- Medical History -- Review of Systems -- Family History -- Personality Traits and Disorders -- ch. 9 Sensitive Subjects -- Suicidal Behavior -- Violence and Its Prevention -- Substance Misuse -- Sexual Life -- Sexual Abuse -- ch. 10 Control of the Later Interview -- Take Charge -- Closed-Ended Questions -- Sensitivity Training -- Transitions -- ch. 11 Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects -- What Is the Mental Status Exam? -- General Appearance and Behavior -- Mood -- Flow of Thought -- ch. 12 Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects -- Should You Do a Formal Mental Status Exam? -- Content of Thought -- Perception -- Consciousness and Cognition -- Insight and Judgment -- When Can You Omit the Formal Mental Status Exam? -- ch. 13 Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest -- Psychosis -- Mood Disturbance: Depression -- Mood Disturbance: Mania -- Substance Use Disorders -- Social and Personality Problems -- Difficulty Thinking (Cognitive Problems) -- Anxiety, Avoidance Behavior, and Arousal -- Physical Complaints -- ch. 14 Closure -- Art of Closing -- Quitting Early -- ch. 15 Interviewing Informants -- Obtaining Permission First -- Choosing an Informant -- What Do You Ask? -- Group Interviews -- Other Interview Settings -- ch. 16 Meeting Resistance -- Recognizing Resistance -- Why Do Patients Resist? -- How to Cope with Resistance -- Prevention -- Your Attitude -- ch. 17 Special or Challenging Patient Behaviors and Issues -- Vagueness -- Lying -- Hostility -- Potential Violence -- Confusion -- Older Patients -- Younger Patients -- Other Issues and Behaviors -- How to Respond When the Patient Asks... -- ch. 18 Diagnosis and Recommendations -- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis -- Choosing Treatment -- Assessing Prognosis -- Recommending Further Investigation -- Making Referrals -- ch. 19 Sharing Your Findings with the Patient -- Conferring with the Patient -- Discussion with the Family -- What If the Plan Is Rejected? -- ch. 20 Communicating Your Findings to Others -- Written Report -- Recording Your Diagnosis -- Formulation -- Oral Presentation -- ch. 21 Troubleshooting Your Interview -- Recognizing the Troubled Interview -- How to Determine What's Wrong -- What You'll Learn (and What to Do about It) -- APPENDIX A Summary of the Initial Interview -- APPENDIX B Descriptions of Selected Disorders -- Mood Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders -- Substance-Related Disorders -- Neurocognitive Disorders -- Anxiety Disorders -- Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder -- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Anorexia Nervosa -- Somatization Disorder -- Personality Disorders -- APPENDIX C Sample Interview, Written Report, and Formulation -- Interview with Patient -- Written Report -- Formulation -- APPENDIX D Semistructured Interview -- All Screens -- Mood Disorders -- Anxiety and Related Disorders -- Psychotic Disorders -- Substance Misuse -- Difficulty Thinking (Cognitive Problems) -- Physical Complaints -- Impulse-Control Disorders -- Family History -- Childhood through Adult Life -- Social and Personality Problems -- APPENDIX E Assessing Your Interview -- APPENDIX F Bibliography and Recommended Reading -- Books -- Articles -- Other Sources Used in the Preparation of This Book.