Evaluación Psiquiátrica

Translated title of the contribution: Psychiatric Evaluation

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Abstract

The psychiatric evaluation is not very different from the general medical evaluation, it includes several aspects ranging from the psychiatric clinical history and mental examination, to the application of questionnaires and diagnostic aids.

The approach to the patient is done by means of the interview, there are as many interviews as there are types of interviewers. The first approach with the patient is crucial for many reasons: firstly, it allows to know the person who consults; the symptoms for which he/she seeks help, his/her life, current condition, predisposing factors, triggers and aggravating factors, lifestyle and previous personality are established; secondly, a good interview will allow the proper development of the doctor-patient relationship, which is the pillar of psychotherapy and the result of the treatment required; finally, a good interview will facilitate reaching an accurate diagnosis.

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Translated title of the contributionPsychiatric Evaluation
Original languageSpanish (Colombia)
Title of host publicationPsiquiatría
Place of PublicationMedellin
Chapter3
Pages39-46
Number of pages7
Edition6
StatePublished - 2018

Publication series

NameFundamentos de Medicina
PublisherCorporacion para Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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