Past Medical History

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Psychiatric Interviewing 101: How to interview psychiatric patients

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Before the Interview

  • Before the Interview1
  • Introducing Yourself
  • Positioning During the Interview

Contents of the Psychiatric Interview

  • Chief Complaint and History of Present Illness (HPI)
  • Review of Symptoms
  • Substance Use History
  • Past Psychiatric History
  • Past Medical History
  • Family History
  • Social History
  • Medical Review of Systems
  • Therapeutic Alliance

The Mental Status Examination

  • General Appearance, Behavior and Attitude
  • Psychomotor Activity
  • Speech
  • Mood and Affect
  • Thought Content and Thought Process
  • Perceptions
  • Cognition: Orientation, Memory, Abstraction
  • Insight, Judgment, and Impulsivity
  • Terms and Definitions

References and Resources

  • References