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Psychiatric interviewing—General tips

Psychiatric Interviewing: Interview with Shawn Christopher Shea, MD

What’s in a name? Unconventional suggestions for what to call the people we are helping

Don’t prematurely offer a box of tissues to a patient who is crying

Three no-no’s in the waiting room

How to EFFECTIVELY screen patients for possible bipolar disorder

Tips for interviewing: Patients with dementia

Tips on evaluating patients for remaining or residual symptoms

Videos about psychiatric interviewing

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Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 1-Shawn Shea, MD

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 2-Suicide Assessment-Shawn Shea, MD

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 3-Validity Techniques-Shawn Shea, MD

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 4-Interviewing paranaoid patients-Shawn Shea, MD

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 5-Medication Interest Model-Shawn Shea, MD

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 6-About the book-Shawn Shea, MD

YouTube videos about psychiatric evaluation

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Psychosis (Link to YouTube)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Depression (Link to YouTube)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Anxiety (Link to YouTube)

Psychiatric Interviews for Teaching: Mania (Link to YouTube)

Acute dystonic reaction to an antipsychotic (Link to YouTube)

Psychiatric interviewing—Suicidality

The Three Step Ladder: A better, easier way to start to ask about suicidal ideation

Quick tips in suicide assessment: Interview with Jack Krasuski, MD

How NOT to talk about suicide

Psychiatric Interviewing-Part 2-Suicide Assessment-Shawn Shea, MD

Symptoms and Signs

Commonly misunderstood terms in symptoms and signs

The terms “blunted affect” and “flat affect” are often used inappropriately

Psychiatric interviewing—Recommended books

BEST books on psychiatric interviewing

Psychiatric Interviewing: The Art of Understanding (Book Review)