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The Mental Status Examination: Key Terms and Resources

WebAt first, conducting a mental status examination (MSE) can feel “different” and daunting to non-medical mental health professionals. However, even though the MSE is …

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WebWith clients, mental health professionals engage in emotional clarification, exploration, validation, and education. Your role varies depending on your clients’ needs …

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Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Mental Health, Suicide, …

WebClinical Interviewing, Suicide Assessment and Intervention. Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Mental Health, Suicide, and Happiness. April 29, 2024 …

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A Strengths-Based Suicide Assessment and Treatment Model

WebBecause I've been getting plenty of questions about the Strengths-Based Approach as applied to suicide assessment and treatment, I'm re-posting a revised …

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Taking a Strengths-Based Approach to Suicide Assessment and …

Web• Instead of relying on mental health diagnoses or asking symptom-based questions from a standard form such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, strengths …

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The Diagnostic Clinical Interview: Tips and Strategies

WebThe clinical interview is 40% assessment, 40% therapy, 25% relational, and 20% technical. What I’m trying to say (other than I wasn’t a math major) is that, as the …

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The Effectiveness and Potential of Single-Session Therapeutic

WebMany people need more. However, given the current mental health crisis and shortage of available counselors and psychotherapists, having a single-session option is …

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Mental Status John Sommers-Flanagan

WebHere’s the protocol: Extended Mental Status Examination—Interview Protocol. This appendix contains a structured protocol for conducting a face-to-face (FtF), telephone, or …

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A Relationally-Oriented Evidence-Based Practice Model for Mental …

WebThis paper is an adapted summary and extension of an article recently published in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling (April, 2015, pp. 95-108). The …

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Clinical Interviewing John Sommers-Flanagan

WebThe client is experiencing physical health problems. The client recently experienced a significant personal loss (of ability, objects, or persons; e.g., a romantic break-up). The …

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Five Stages of a Clinical Interview John Sommers-Flanagan

WebThe following is a preview from a chapter I wrote with my colleagues Roni Johnson and Maegan Rides At The Door. The full chapter will be in the Cambridge …

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What is a Clinical Interview

WebClinical interviewing is a flexible procedure that mental health professionals use to initiate treatment. In 1920, Jean Piaget first used the words “clinical” and …

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A Summary of the American Psychological Association’s Record …

WebThe American Psychological Association (APA) has an online guide to record keeping for psychologists. Of the different mental health disciplines, the APA’s …

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mental status examination John Sommers-Flanagan

WebLater in this chapter we focus on psychodiagnostic interviewing reliability and validity. The Mental Status Examination. The MSE is a semi-structured interview protocol. MSEs are …

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DSM-5 and the Universal Diagnostic Exclusion Criteria

WebOne source of support for a universal exclusion criterion is the DSM-5. It includes the statement: “The level of severity and meaning of the distressing experiences …

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IS PATH WARM – An Acronym to Guide Suicide Risk Assessment

WebSuicide Risk Factors, Acronyms, and the Evidence Base [This is adapted from our forthcoming 5th edition of Clinical Interviewing] In 2003, the American Association of …

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Two Sample Mental Status Examination Reports

WebReliability, judgment, and insight. The following reports are provided as samples. Mental Status Report 1. Gary Sparrow, a 48-year-old white male, was …

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Writing Your Way to Better Health John Sommers-Flanagan

WebNothing works for everyone. Not everyone is comfortable writing about their experiences and not everyone can benefit from therapeutic writing. But, for those keen …

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Reality Therapy: Developing Effective Plans

WebTherapists help clients make positive and constructive plans. Wubbolding (1988) uses the acronym SAMI2C3 to outline the essential ingredients of an effective …

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More Methods for Discussing Suicide with Mental Health Clients

WebCase Example 10.2. Exploring Previous Attempts as a Method for Understanding Client Stressors and Coping Strategies. Exploring previous suicide …

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Another Sample Mental Status Examination Report

WebNevertheless, subjective judgment and inference is always a part of MSEs and MSE reports. MSE Sample Report: Example of Positive Functioning. Lucia …

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An Intake Interview Outline and Activity

WebTherapists working in a managed care environment must stay focused and goal-directed throughout the intake interview. To maintain this crucial focus, it may be …

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