Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What am I trying to find out here?
- Part II The main principles of one-to-one interviewing
- Part III The difficult interview
- Part IV Self-awareness
- Part V Out of the clinic
- Part VI Drawing it all together
- Afterword: getting alongside patients
- References
- Index
Part V - Out of the clinic
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I What am I trying to find out here?
- Part II The main principles of one-to-one interviewing
- Part III The difficult interview
- Part IV Self-awareness
- Part V Out of the clinic
- Part VI Drawing it all together
- Afterword: getting alongside patients
- References
- Index
Summary
In modern practice, assessments and interviews are frequently conducted outside of the traditional one-to-one clinic model. Multidisciplinary assessment, interviews with informants and families, and interviews in patients' homes are essential elements of clinical practice. This is particularly the case in the treatment of people suffering from more serious mental illness. These ways of working can provide a richer, more accurate, assessment. They can lay the foundations of a more constructive relationship with the patient and can facilitate the development and implementation of complex care plans. However, they also introduce complexities and novel dilemmas.
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- Psychiatric Interviewing and Assessment , pp. 149 - 150Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006