Clinical interviewing: practical tips from master clinicians

The June 2007 issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America is devoted to both the description of clinical interviewing skills and to the methods of teaching these skills, written in what the editor describes as an “informal, easy-reading, enjoyable and no-nonsense fashion”. Articles are divided into three sections: Part I – Innovative strategies for navigating difficult clinical interviewing tasks. Part II – Favorite interviewing tips from those who “wrote the book”. Part III Training psychiatric residents in clinical interviewing: state-of-the-art strategies for residency directors and interviewing mentors.

For more details, click this link to the tables of contents:
http://www.psych.theclinics.com/issues/contents?issue_key=S0193-953X(07)X0022-4

The last 3 on the contents page articles are available on line. We have the print version of the journal in the library if you would like to read the others.

For more clinical interviewing tips, take a look at the “Interviewing tip of the month” archive on the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing web site at:
http://www.testflight.net/suicideassessment/catalog/archives.php

Bipolar Illness in the Young - NY Times article

"Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young" is the title of the latest article published in the New York Times, as part of a series on Mental Health and Youth. (Troubled Children). You can read this article and other related articles by following this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/health/04psych.html