Initial Psychiatric Assessment: A Practical Guide To The Clinical Interview
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1. ID
Name: ________________________________________________
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2. HPI ONSET, DURATION, COURSE
(Why present now/precipitants/stressors? When it started? How long it lasts/frequency? What is it like? Impact on life)
For episodic illnesses describe first episode:
1. Onset:
2. Precipitants:
3. Duration:
4. Rx response:
DEPRESSION (“Sigecaps”)
MANIA (“Giddiness”)
PSYCHOSIS
PANIC ATTACKS
Low mood for >2 weeks
Grandiose
Hallucinations/illusions
Trembling
Sleep
Increased activity
Delusions
Palpitations
Interest
goal-directed/high risk
Self-reference:
Nausea/chills
Guilt/worthlessness
Decreased judgment
people watching you
Choking/chest pain
Energy
Distractible
talking about you
Sweating
Concentration
Irritability
messages from media
Fear:
Appetite/weight ∆
Need less sleep
Thought blocking/insertion
dying/going crazy
Psychomotor slowing
Elevated mood
Disorganization:
Anticipatory anxiety
Suicide:
Speedy talking
speech/behavior
Avoidance
Hopelessness/Plan/Access
Speedy thoughts
Agoraphobia
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
PTSD
Excess worry
Intrusive/persistent thoughts
Experienced/witness event
Restless/edgy
Recognized as excessive/irrational
Persistent re-experiencing
Easily fatigued
Repetitive behaviors:
Dreams/flashbacks
Muscle tension
Washing/cleaning
Avoidance behavior
sleep
Counting/checking
Hyper-arousal:
concentration
Organizing/praying
vigilance/
startle
SOCIAL PHOBIA
BORDERLINE PESONALITY
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY
Performance situations:
Fear abandonment/rejection
Forensic history:
Fear of embarrassment
Unstable relationships
arrests/imprisonment
Fear of humiliation
Chronic emptiness
Aggressiveness/violence
Criticism
self esteem
Lack of empathy/remorse
Intense anger/outbursts
Lack of concern for safety:
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS
Self-damaging behavior
self or others
Heights/crowds/animals
Labile mood and impulsivity
Childhood conduct disorder
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER
EATING DISORDERS
Excess concern with appearance
Binging/purging/restriction/amenorrhea
or certain part of body
Perception of body image or weight
Avoidance behavior
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