Interview and observation
4 important questions on Interview and observation
What should be reviewed before the interview?
- injury and post injury records (injuries, tumors, epilepsie e.o.)
- neuroimaging data
- psychiatric history
- developmental disorders: reference point lacking
- psychotic disorders: decreased insight
- anxiety disorders
- personality disorders: treatment motivation
- suicide attempts - previous (neuropsychological assessments)
- previous treatments
- school records
- vocational situation
- physical problems
Where does the pre-interview information come from?
- is is best if the information comes from multiple and if possible independent sources
Which goals should be clear before the clinical interview?
- what is the purpose of the assessment?
- what is the aim and which questions will be addressed?
- are you confident your assessment will help to answer this question?
- Are you confidant your level of expertise is sufficient to answer this question?
- Are you confident your equipment is sophisticated enough to answer this question?
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What can be learned from observations?
- level of arousal and alertness (concentration)
- retrieval of recent and remote events (memory)
- thought content and processes (EF)
- emotionality
- level of cooperation (effort, and motivation)
- appearance
- sensorimotor functions
- discourse abilities (conversational speech)
- appropriateness of social skills
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