A synopsis of contemporary psychiatry.The complete case study.
A synopsis of contemporary psychiatry.: The complete case study.
Ulett, George A.; Goodrich, D. Wells
2011-07-11 00:00:00
The psychiatric case study is completed not from one but from several interviews. In fact, psychotherapeutic interviews extending over many months time are, at least in part, an elaboration and addition to the patient's history. Over the course of such interviews one seeks to characterize the patient in terms of finding repetitive patterns of behavior which frequently associate with significant life events. The stress precipitating a symptom may be in the present or lie in the past. We are not concerned with how "statistically" abnormal a trait is in the population at large but rather how much does it bother or affect this individual patient. The history obtained from the patient may be unreliable or lacking in detail. Relatives (who should be identified in the chart) may contribute additional history. Friends, employees, school records, etc., can all serve to round out the picture. The following outline presents a form to follow in writing the complete history. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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A synopsis of contemporary psychiatry.The complete case study.
The psychiatric case study is completed not from one but from several interviews. In fact, psychotherapeutic interviews extending over many months time are, at least in part, an elaboration and addition to the patient's history. Over the course of such interviews one seeks to characterize the patient in terms of finding repetitive patterns of behavior which frequently associate with significant life events. The stress precipitating a symptom may be in the present or lie in the past. We are not concerned with how "statistically" abnormal a trait is in the population at large but rather how much does it bother or affect this individual patient. The history obtained from the patient may be unreliable or lacking in detail. Relatives (who should be identified in the chart) may contribute additional history. Friends, employees, school records, etc., can all serve to round out the picture. The following outline presents a form to follow in writing the complete history. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Published: Jul 11, 2011
Keywords: psychiatric case study; complete history; psychotherapeutic interviews
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