| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 395 pages) |
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Clinician's toolbox |
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Clinician's toolbox.
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| Contents |
PART I. Conducting a mental health evaluation. 1. Beginning and ending the interview -- 2. Mental status evaluation questions / tasks -- 3. Questions about signs, symptoms, and other behavior patterns -- PART II. Standard terms and statements for wording psychological reports. A. Introducing the report -- 4. Beginning the report : preliminary information -- 5. Referral reasons -- 6. Background information and history -- B. The person in the evaluation -- 7. Behavioral observations -- 8. Responses to aspects of the examination -- 9. Presentation of self -- 10. Emotional / affective symptoms and disorders -- 11. Cognition and mental status -- 12. Abnormal signs, symptoms, and syndromes -- 13. Personality patterns -- C. The person in the environment -- 14. Activities of daily living -- 15. Social / community functioning -- 16. Couple and family relationships -- 17. Vocational / academic skills -- 18. Recreational functioning -- 19. Other specialized evaluations -- D. Completing the report -- 20. Summary of findings and conclusions -- 21. Diagnostic statement / impression -- 22. Recommendations -- 23. Prognostic statements -- 24. Closing statements -- PART III. Useful resources. 25. Treatment planning and treatment plan formats -- 26. Formats for reports, evaluations, and summaries -- 27. Treatments for specific disorders and concerns -- 28. Listing of common psychiatric and psychoactive drugs -- 29. Psychiatric masquerade of medical conditions |
| Summary |
With over 350,000 in print, the Clinician's Thesaurus is an indispensable practitioner resource and course text. It presents thousands of standard words, phrases, clinical tips, and interview questions to help practitioners conduct thorough assessments, accurately describe nearly any clinical situation, and shape clinical observations into effective reports. Finding exactly the right terminology can save hours of paperwork time and improve the quality of documentation. Structured to follow the sequence of a mental health evaluation, the book includes report formats, treatment planning pointers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-385) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Interviewing in psychiatry.
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Mental status examination.
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Neuropsychological report writing.
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Psychiatric records -- Terminology
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Medical records.
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Writing.
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Interview, Psychological
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Medical Records
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Psychology, Clinical -- methods
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Vocabulary
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Writing
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medical records.
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writing (processes)
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Clinical Psychology.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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Writing
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Medical records
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Interviewing in psychiatry
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Mental status examination
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Neuropsychological report writing
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Psychiatric records
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Terminology
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781606238752 |
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1606238752 |
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9781606238745 |
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1606238744 |
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