PSYCHIATRY Module # 4

PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION #1
Vivienne C. Cleofas, MD, FPPA 03, October 2018

Outline
I. Who are evaluated
II. Psychiatric v. Medical interview
III. Psychiatric interview
a. Psychiatric interview skills
b. Purpose of the interview
c. General principles
d. General features of psychiatric interviews
e. Sources of data
IV. Parts of the Psychiatric history
V. Process of the interview
VI. Psychiatric Rating Scales
VII. Special problems in interviewing
VIII. Common interview techniques

LEGEND
 Book  Recordings  Additional notes
MUST KNOW!

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

ADULT PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

OBJECTIVE PERSONALITY TESTS
 Straightforward approach
 Patients are asked specific & standard questions in a
structured written or oral format.
 Each patient is asked the same question.
o The data obtained from the px are compared to
data obtained from the normative group.
o The degree to which the px deviates from the norm
is noted & used in the interpretive process.
 The px’s responses are scored accdg to certain agreed-
upon criteria.
o Obtained scores are then compared w/ normative
tables; &
o Converted to standardized scores or percentiles,
or both.

MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY

(MMPI-2)
 Takes 1.5 hours to complete
 Consists of 567 true or false questions
o Concerning a wide variety of issues
o Requires only an 8th grade reading
comprehension
 Scoring involves adding up the # of responses on numerous
scales & comparing it to normative information
 Interpretation of the MPPI-2 is more straightforward than
w/ many other test

References:
o Powerpoint
o (Book)
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