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How to Conduct Interviews Effectively
How to conduct interviews? Here are some hints on how to help people feel comfortable discussing their feelings and symptoms: • You should introduce yourself to the person. Some people may be confused or suspicious. You should clearly state your professional role and say that you wish to talk about the person’s recent health. • […]
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What to look for during the interview
During the interview, you should note any of the following: • facial expressions of sadness or fear (with schizophrenia and depression); • restlessness, i.e. unable to sit relaxed (with psychoses, depression, drug and alcohol dependence and as a side-effect of some psychiatric medicines); • strange movements (associated with schizophrenia and as a side-effect of some […]
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How to diagnose drug and alcohol dependence
To diagnose alcohol (or drug) dependence, the person must have at least two of the following symptoms for at least one month: • drinking (or drug use), which has led to personal problems such as losing his job or health problems such as accidents or jaundice; • difficulty in controlling the use of alcohol (or […]
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How to Diagnose Mental Disorders
To diagnose a severe mental disorder, the person must have at least two of these symptoms: • believing things that are untrue, for example that his thoughts are being controlled by outside forces or that people are trying to poison him (delusions); • hearing or seeing things that no one else can (hallucinations); often these […]
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How to Diagnose Mental Illness
How to Diagnose Mental Illness, for depression or anxiety ? The person must have had at least one of the following symptoms for at least two weeks: • feeling sad; • loss of interest in daily activities; • feeling tense or nervous or worrying a lot. Other symptoms that are frequently present and should be […]
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Interviewing People with Mental Illness
A standard form of interview can be used for people who, as a result of the screening process, you suspect have a mental illness. There are three types of information you will need to understand the problem. This information should also suggest ways in which the person can be helped. • Basic information on age, […]
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Golden questions to detect mental illness in general health care settings
• Do you have any problems sleeping at night? • Have you been feeling as if you have lost interest in your usual activities? • Have you been feeling sad or unhappy recently? • Have you been feeling scared or frightened of anything? • Have you been worried about drinking too much alcohol recently? • […]
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Clinical presentations that suggest a mental illness
• When the person or relatives complain directly of mental illness, such as depression or alcohol problems. • When the person or relatives suspect super natural causes. • When a specific cause of mental illness, such as alcohol misuse and family violence, is obvious. • When you know that the person has relationship problems, such […]
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Who will have a mental illness?
The commonest image of a mentally ill person is someone who is talking nonsense and behaving bizarrely. In reality, the vast majority of people with a mental illness look, behave and talk no differently from those with a physical illness. Mentally ill people are no more dangerous than physically ill people, and you should never […]
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Who may have a mental illness?
The first thing to remember is that time spent finding out why someone has come to see you may actually save you time later on.We know that many mental illnesses, especially common mental disorders and alcohol problems, are rarely recognised by health workers. Health workers in a busy clinic will often simply accept someone’s complaints […]
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