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The Psychiatric Interview in adults

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in a Psychiatric Interview it is very important to inquiry about personal and family histories ?

The physician must ask the patient questions such as :

– Nature of delivery, ages at walking, talking, toilet training, etc.
– Physical or psychic illness in the infancy and childhood.
– Schooling, and achievements.
– Jobs, reasons for changing, adjustments, etc.
– Date of menarche or puberty.
– Sexual interest and practice.
– Marriage, children, compatibility with mate.
– Social relationships, individual interests, moods, habits, etc.
– Parent health, personality and relationship with the patient.
– Family diseases.

All the answers must be recorded in the Clinical History.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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Psychiatric Interview

Did you know that…..

during the Psychiatric Interview the physicians attitude should be attentive, friendly, and encouraging ?.

Total emotional neutrality is neither possible nor desirable. The physician should avoid irritability, impatience, and indifference. He also should retain an appropriate objectivity in relation to the patient and his problem. Inquiry should begin by asking the patient to identify the problem for which he is seeking help.

The Psychiatric Interview is a therefore a particularly encounter. The purposes is to establish a therapeutic doctor-patient relationship, upon which accurate data collection and effective treatment depend.

The summary of the relevant data from the history and mental status examination must be written down.

(Edited by Dr. María Moya Guirao, MD)

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