The Psychiatric Interview by Carlat Daniel;

Author:Carlat, Daniel;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

TIP

The best way to assess attention and concentration is simply to talk to your patient and observe how she thinks. Is she able to concentrate on your questions? Can she maintain a train of thought as she answers you? If the answer to these questions is “yes,” your patient’s attention is intact.

Memory

You should assess both short-term memory (memory of things learned a few minutes to a few days ago) and long-term memory (memory of things learned longer than a few days ago). Studies have documented that the most clinically valid tests of these are (a) orientation, (b) three-object recall, (c) recall of remote personal events, and (d) recall of general cultural information (Keller and Manschreck 1989).

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