The Psychiatric Interview: 4th Edition - TestBank

Section I: General Principles of Effective Interviewing

1: The Initial Interview: A Preview

2: Logistic Preparations: What to Do Before the Interview

3: The Therapeutic Alliance: What It Is, Why It's Important, and How to Establish It

4: Asking Questions I: How to Approach Threatening Topics

5: Asking Questions II: Tricks for Improving Patient Recall

6: Asking Questions III: How to Change Topics with Style

7: Techniques for the Reluctant Patient

8: Techniques for the Overly Talkative Patient

9: Techniques for the Malingering Patient

10: Techniques for the Adolescent Patient1

11: Interviewing Family Members and Other Informants

12: Techniques for Other Challenging Situations

13: Practical Psychodynamics in the Diagnostic Interview

Section II: The Psychiatric History

14: Obtaining the History of Present Illness

15: Obtaining the Psychiatric History

16: Screening for General Medical Conditions

17: Family Psychiatric History

18: Obtaining the Social and Developmental History

Section III: Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Psychiatric Review of Symptoms

19: How to Memorize the DSM-5 Criteria

20: Interviewing for Diagnosis: The Art of Hypothesis Testing

21: Mental Status Examination

22: Assessing Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation

23: Assessing Mood Disorders I: Depressive Disorders

24: Assessing Mood Disorders II: Bipolar Disorder

25: Assessing Anxiety, Obsessive, and Trauma Disorders

26: Assessing Alcohol Use Disorder

27: Assessing Psychotic Disorders

28: Assessing Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia and Delirium)

29: Assessing Eating Disorders and Somatic Symptom Disorder

30: Assessing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

31: Assessing Personality Disorders

Section IV: Interviewing for Treatment

32: How to Educate Your Patient

33: Negotiating a Treatment Plan

34: Writing Up the Results of the Interview

1. Pocket Cards
2. Data Forms for the Interview
3. Patient Education Handouts