Rob PooleCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 8/17/2018EAN 9781316614037, ISBN10: 1316614034Paperback, 242 pages, 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.4 cmLanguage: EnglishInterviewing and assessment are integral to the practice of psychiatry, and this book helps psychiatrists and other mental health professionals develop the skills needed to gain the right information to make diagnostic formulations and build therapeutic relationships with their patients. The text examines common dilemmas and problems in an engaging and accessible way, and the use of case studies relates the principles discussed to identifiable psychiatric settings. This new edition has been revised and expanded to reflect changes in clinical practice in recent years. New chapters have been added covering the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders, fragmented interviews and 'impossible' clinical situations such as the assessment of intoxicated patients and rhetorical interviews. Essential reading for all mental health professionals, the practical grounding in real-world clinical experience will benefit trainee psychiatrists, experienced clinicians, nurses, social workers and physician associates.Part I. What Am I Trying to Find Out Here?1. Diagnosis2. History3. Mental state examination and psychopathology4. Cognitive state examination and organic diseasePart II. The Main Principles of One-to-One Interviewing5. Office-based psychiatric assessment6. Understanding and managing relationships with patientsPart III. Difficult Interviews7. Difficulties relating to psychosis8. Unpopular patientsPart IV. Self-Awareness9. Values and beliefs10. Culture11. Who should I be?Part V. Complicated Interviews12. Interviewing with other team members13. Interviewing families and other informants14. In the community15. Fragmented interviewing and assessment16. 'Impossible' assessmentsPart VI. Developmental Assessments17. Neurodevelopmental assessment18. PersonalityPart VII. Drawing it All Together19. Risk and safety20. Record keeping and reports.
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