Identity, including marital status, education, occupation, cultural and spiritual identity.
Presenting complaint: elucidate the patient's priorities. Use open-ended questions but quickly narrow down on the diagnosis and look for supporting evidence. Find out:
What is the nature of the problem?
The date of onset and was the onset slow or sudden?
Why and precisely how has the person presented at this time?
What precipitated the problem?
The severity and its course and effect on work and relationships, as well as physical effects on appetite, sleep and sexual drive.
Previous episodes, including dates, treatments and outcomes of similar episodes.
The description of the problem will also enable an assessment of the patient's insight into their situation. Some patients may deny the existence of a problem and it may be necessary to obtain a history of the illness from a family member or close friend.
Interview Rooms
Chairs, Desk and some equipment- Usual state of any interview room. Nothing usually really to grab and throw bar chairs and maybe what ever notepad and pen available.
Sofa, bland, this is an emergency room psychiatric assessment. Usually designed to chill people out.
This is a rich mental institution interview room. Everything is designed to be calming and refreshing for the patient's state of mind.
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