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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

  1. · Multiple and Simultaneous Objectives
  2. · Facilitating Techniques (Non-Directive)
  3. · Frequent Errors in the Interview
  4. · The Agitated or Potentially Violent Patient
  5. · The Patient with Active Psychosis
  6. · The Patient with Selective Mutism, Catatonia or Non-Verbal
  7. · Progressive Investigation of Suicidal Ideation
  8. · Risk Factors and Protective Factors
  9. · Evaluation of the Risk of Violence towards Third Parties
  10. · General Appearance
  11. · Psychomotor Behavior
  12. · Affect Description Parameters
  13. · Course of Thought (Form)
  14. · Thought Content
  15. · Level of Consciousness
  16. · Orientation
  17. · Attention, Concentration and Memory
  18. · Introspection / Insight
  19. · Judgment Capacity
  20. · Reliability of the Story
  21. · Organizing Principles of the DSM-5-TR
  22. · Structure of the 22 Chapters of the DSM-5-TR
  23. · Structural Innovations of the ICD-11 in Mental Health
  24. · Model of Personality Disorders in ICD-11
  25. · The Five Major Domains of RDoC
  26. · Practical Implications and Limitations
  27. · Components of a Complete Diagnostic Formulation

The complete study guide is in the app

This page summarizes the outline. The full interactive study guide —with high-yield diagrams, clinical tables, and board review cases— can be read inside Epistemis, completely offline and ad-free.

Subject
Psychiatry
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
27
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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