Psychiatry: Interview, Mental Examination and Diagnostic Systems
Psychiatry · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
"El instrumento más importante en psiquiatría no es ningún aparato: es la conversación misma." La entrevista clínica y el examen del estado mental son, simultáneamente, el método de exploración y el tratamiento inicial — el vínculo que se construye en los primeros minutos determina la calidad de toda la información que sigue.
What it covers
- · Multiple and Simultaneous Objectives
- · Facilitating Techniques (Non-Directive)
- · Frequent Errors in the Interview
- · The Agitated or Potentially Violent Patient
- · The Patient with Active Psychosis
- · The Patient with Selective Mutism, Catatonia or Non-Verbal
- · Progressive Investigation of Suicidal Ideation
- · Risk Factors and Protective Factors
- · Evaluation of the Risk of Violence towards Third Parties
- · General Appearance
- · Psychomotor Behavior
- · Affect Description Parameters
- · Course of Thought (Form)
- · Thought Content
- · Level of Consciousness
- · Orientation
- · Attention, Concentration and Memory
- · Introspection / Insight
- · Judgment Capacity
- · Reliability of the Story
- · Organizing Principles of the DSM-5-TR
- · Structure of the 22 Chapters of the DSM-5-TR
- · Structural Innovations of the ICD-11 in Mental Health
- · Model of Personality Disorders in ICD-11
- · The Five Major Domains of RDoC
- · Practical Implications and Limitations
- · Components of a Complete Diagnostic Formulation
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- Subject
- Psychiatry
- Category
- Clinical Specialties
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 27
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02