Post a brief explanation of three important components of the psychiatric interview and why you consider these elements important. Explain the psychometric properties of the rating scale you were assigned. Explain when it is appropriate to use this rating scale with clients during the psychiatric interview and how the scale is helpful to a nurse practitioner’s psychiatric assessment. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.
Sample Solution
The psychiatric interview is an important part of a psychiatrist’s assessment and diagnosis. Three key components to the psychiatric interview are history-taking, mental status examination (MSE), and psychometric testing.
History taking is important in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the patient’s symptoms, medical history, family background, lifestyle factors, past treatment history and current medications. This helps to build rapport by enabling the psychiatrist to gain insight into what may be causing or contributing to the presenting problem. History taking also assists in ruling out potential physical causes for mental health concerns such as sleep deprivation or medication side effects (Ebeid et al., 2017).