Psychiatry: Interview, Mental Examination and Diagnostic Systems

Psychiatry · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

"The most important instrument in psychiatry is not any device: it is the conversation itself." The clinical interview and mental status examination are simultaneously the screening method and the initial treatment — the bond that is built in the first few minutes determines the quality of all the information that follows.

What it covers

1. · Multiple and Simultaneous Objectives
2. · Facilitating Techniques (Non-Directive)
3. · Frequent Errors in the Interview
4. · The Agitated or Potentially Violent Patient
5. · The Patient with Active Psychosis
6. · The Patient with Selective Mutism, Catatonia or Non-Verbal
7. · Progressive Investigation of Suicidal Ideation
8. · Risk Factors and Protective Factors
9. · Evaluation of the Risk of Violence towards Third Parties
10. · General Appearance
11. · Psychomotor Behavior
12. · Affect Description Parameters
13. · Course of Thought (Form)
14. · Thought Content
15. · Level of Consciousness
16. · Orientation
17. · Attention, Concentration and Memory
18. · Introspection / Insight
19. · Judgment Capacity
20. · Reliability of the Story
21. · Organizing Principles of the DSM-5-TR
22. · Structure of the 22 Chapters of the DSM-5-TR
23. · Structural Innovations of the ICD-11 in Mental Health
24. · Model of Personality Disorders in ICD-11
25. · The Five Major Domains of RDoC
26. · Practical Implications and Limitations
27. · Components of a Complete Diagnostic Formulation