Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment
Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment by Rob Poole, published by Cambridge University Press on August 7, 2017, is a comprehensive resource designed for psychiatrists and mental health professionals. This second edition spans 240 pages and provides an in-depth exploration of the skills necessary for effective interviewing and assessment in psychiatric practice. The book addresses common dilemmas and challenges, presenting them in an engaging manner while incorporating case studies that connect theoretical principles to real-world psychiatric settings.
Readers will find valuable insights into the diagnostic formulation process and the development of therapeutic relationships with patients. The text has been revised and expanded to include new chapters that focus on the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and complex clinical situations, such as evaluating intoxicated patients. This edition serves as essential reading for a wide range of mental health professionals, including trainee psychiatrists, experienced clinicians, nurses, social workers, and physician associates, offering practical guidance grounded in clinical experience.
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Interviewing 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.
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