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teaching:1-psych-interview [on May 30, 2020]
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 The **Psychiatric Interview** involves a balance of being empathetic, asking the right questions, and thinking about the diagnostic criteria carefully for psychiatric disorders. Remember, everyone has a different way of interviewing,​ but every question you ask should have a //​purpose//​. Are you trying to elicit symptoms? Understand someone'​s life history? Understand their safety risks? Just as a good surgeon makes no unnecessary incisions on the patient during a surgery, a good psychiatrist should ask no unnecessary questions during the interview. This does not mean that your interview be devoid of substance or empathy, but that you make every question //count//. Below is a template to guide you. The **Psychiatric Interview** involves a balance of being empathetic, asking the right questions, and thinking about the diagnostic criteria carefully for psychiatric disorders. Remember, everyone has a different way of interviewing,​ but every question you ask should have a //​purpose//​. Are you trying to elicit symptoms? Understand someone'​s life history? Understand their safety risks? Just as a good surgeon makes no unnecessary incisions on the patient during a surgery, a good psychiatrist should ask no unnecessary questions during the interview. This does not mean that your interview be devoid of substance or empathy, but that you make every question //count//. Below is a template to guide you.
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 +== Tips ==
 +  * Ask neutral questions early
 +  * Ask "​threatening/​challenging questions"​ later: psychotic symptoms, suicide/​homicide,​ substance use history, cognitive testing
 +  * Be careful of using leading questions and piggybacking multiple symptoms along. (e.g. - "​How'​s your sleep, appetite, and mood?"​)
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-== Tips == 
-  * Ask neutral questions early 
-  * Ask "​threatening/​challenging questions"​ later: psychotic symptoms, suicide/​homicide,​ substance use history, cognitive testing 
-  * Be careful of using leading questions and piggybacking multiple symptoms along. (e.g. - "​How'​s your sleep, appetite, and mood?"​) 
  
 == Subspecialty == == Subspecialty ==
 <alert icon="​fa fa-arrow-circle-right fa-lg fa-fw" type="​success">​See also: **[[teaching:​geriatric-psych-interview]]** and **[[teaching:​child-adol-psych-interview]]**</​alert>​ <alert icon="​fa fa-arrow-circle-right fa-lg fa-fw" type="​success">​See also: **[[teaching:​geriatric-psych-interview]]** and **[[teaching:​child-adol-psych-interview]]**</​alert>​
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 Ask pertinent social history upfront: this allows you to frame the interview and know your patient'​s social situation. ​ Ask pertinent social history upfront: this allows you to frame the interview and know your patient'​s social situation. ​