The First Interview, Fourth Edition

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 adult 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. See also Morrison's DSM-5® Made Easy, which explains DSM-5 diagnoses in clear language, illustrated with vivid case vignettes; Diagnosis Made Easier, Second Edition, which offers principles and decision trees for integrating diagnostic information from multiple sources; and The Mental Health Clinician's Workbook, which uses in-depth cases and carefully constructed exercises to build the reader's diagnostic skills. Cover......Page 1 Half Title Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 About the Author......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 Contents......Page 13 Introduction. What Is Interviewing?......Page 17 Chapter 1. Openings and Introductions......Page 23 Chapter 2. Chief Complaint and Free Speech......Page 32 Chapter 3. Developing Rapport......Page 42 Chapter 4. Managing the Early Patient Interview......Page 53 Chapter 5. History of the Present Illness......Page 58 Chapter 6. Getting the Facts about the Present Illness......Page 69 Chapter 7. Interviewing about Feelings......Page 78 Chapter 8. Personal and Social History......Page 89 Chapter 9. Sensitive Subjects......Page 112 Chapter 10. Control of the Later Interview......Page 132 Chapter 11. Mental Status Exam I: Behavioral Aspects......Page 139 Chapter 12. Mental Status Exam II: Cognitive Aspects......Page 152 Chapter 13. Signs and Symptoms in Areas of Clinical Interest......Page 176 Chapter 14. Closure......Page 203 Chapter 15. Interviewing Informants......Page 207 Chapter 16. Meeting Resistance......Page 214 Chapter 17. Special or Challenging Patient Behaviors and Issues......Page 226 Chapter 18. Diagnosis and Recommendations......Page 254 Chapter 19. Sharing Your Findings with the Patient......Page 267 Chapter 20. Communicating Your Findings to Others......Page 277 Chapter 21. Troubleshooting Your Interview......Page 288 Appendix A. Summary of the Initial Interview......Page 297 Appendix B. Descriptions of Selected Disorders......Page 304 Appendix C. Sample Interview, Written Report, and Formulation......Page 320 Appendix D. A Semistructured Interview......Page 343 Appendix E. Assessing Your Interview......Page 362 Appendix F. Bibliography and Recommended Reading......Page 367 Index......Page 373 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 adult 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. See also Morrison's DSM-5-TR® Made Easy, which explains DSM diagnoses in clear language, illustrated with vivid case vignettes; Diagnosis Made Easier, Second Edition, which offers principles and decision trees for integrating diagnostic information from multiple sources; and The Mental Health Clinician's Workbook, which uses in-depth cases and carefully constructed exercises to build the reader's diagnostic skills. "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."-- Provided by publisher