PSY 1502 Diagnostic Interviewing

Text:

Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons. ON RESERVE AT SHERMAN LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK

Books:

• American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed., text rev.).

• Hays, P.A. (2007). Addressing Cultural Complexities in Practice: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapy (4th ed.). American Psychological Association.

• Zimmerman, M. D. (2013). Interview guide for evaluating DSM-5 psychiatric disorders and the mental status examination. Psych Products Press. **On Order for Class Reserve January 2024

• Zuckerman, E. L. (2019). Clinician's Thesaurus: The Guide to Conducting Interviews and Writing Psychological Reports (8th ed.). Guildford Press.

Introduction Overview of course Basic issues and purposes in interviewing & an overview of the Clinical Interview

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.).Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 1-29; pp 71-109).

• Alcántara, C., & Gone, J. P. (2014). Multicultural issues in the clinical interview and diagnostic process. In F. T. L. Leong, L. Comas-Díaz, G. C. Nagayama Hall, V. C. McLoyd & J. E. Trimble (Eds.), APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology, vol. 2: Applications and training, (pp. 153-163, Chapter ix). American Psychological Association.

Intake Interviews and Reports

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 257-301).

• Jones, K. D. (2010). The Unstructured Clinical Interview. Journal of Counseling and Development, 88, 220-226. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.17.3.267

Intake Interviews and Reports (cont'd)

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp.257-301)

Relationship Building: Evidence-Based Relationships & Basic Attending and Listening Skills

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.).Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 217-254).
• Mulvaney-Day, N. E., Earl, T., R., Diaz-Linhart, Y., & Alegria, M. (2011). Preferences for relational style with mental health clinicians: A Qualitative Comparison of African American, Latino and Non-Latino White Patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 67, 31-44. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/jclp.20739
• Whaley, A. L. (2011). Clinicians’ Competence in Assessing Cultural Mistrust Among African American Psychiatric Patients. Journal of Black Psychology, 37, 387 - 406. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095798410387133

Basic Attending and Listening Skills

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.).Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp. 113-147).
• La Roche, M. J., Fuentes, M. A., & Hinton, D. (2015). A cultural examination of the DSM-5-TR: Research and clinical implications for cultural minorities. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(3),183-189.  https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039278

Directive Techniques

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 149-179 & 181-216).

The Mental Status Examination

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 303-342, pp 579-588).
• Dean, P., Feldman, D., Morere, D., & Morton, D. (2009). Clinical evaluation of the Mini-Mental State Exam with culturally deaf senior citizens. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 24, 753-760. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acp077
• Folstein, M.E., Folstein, S.E., McHugh, P.R. (1975). “Mini-mental state”: A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 12, 189-198. Please request through InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)

Suicide Assessment

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 345-390).
• US Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2009). Suicide Assessment Five Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFET). https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sma09-4432.pdf
• Knapp, S. (2022). Six strategies to help reluctant patients to disclose their suicidal thoughts. Practice Innovations, 7,293-302. https://doi.org/10.1037/pri0000174

Diagnosis and Treatment planning

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 393-430).
• Jani, S., Johnson, R. S., Banu, S., & Shah, A. (2016). Cross-cultural bias in the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 80(2), 146-165. https://doi.org/10.1521/bumc.2016.80.2.146

Challenging Clients and Demanding Situations, Motivational Interviewing

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 433-471).
• Madison, M.B., Loignon, A.C., & Lane, C. (2009). Training in motivational interviewing: A systematic review. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 36, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.005
• Weinstein, N., Itzchakov, G., & Legate, N. (2022). The motivational value of listening during intimate and difficult conversations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 16(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12651

Interviewing young clients

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 473-508).
• Liang, J., Matheson, B. E., & Douglas, J. M. (2016). Mental health diagnostic considerations in Racial/Ethnic minority youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(6), 1926-1940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0351-z
• Jakobsen, I. S., Larsen, K. J., & Horwood, J. L. (2017). Suicide risk assessment in adolescents—CSSRS, K10,and READ. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 38(4), 247-254. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000450

Interviewing couples and families

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 511-550).

Culturally competent clinical interviews

• Aggarwal, N. K., Desilva, R., Nicasio, A. V., Boiler, M. & Lewis-Fernandez, R. (2015). Does the Cultural Formulation Interview for the fifth revision of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM5) affect medical communication? A qualitative exploratory study from the New York Site. Ethnicity & Health, 20, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2013.857762
• American Psychological Association, APA Task Force on Guidelines for Assessment and Intervention with Persons with Disabilities. (2022). Guidelines for assessment and intervention with persons with disabilities. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/guidelines-assessment-intervention-disabilities.pdf
• American Psychological Association, APA Task Force on Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons. (2021). Guidelines for psychological practice with sexual minority persons. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/psychological-sexual-minority-persons.pdf
• American Psychological Association (2015). Guidelines for psychological practice with transgender and gender nonconforming people. American Psychologist, 70, 832– 864.
• American Psychological Association (2017). Multicultural guidelines: An ecological approach to context, identity, and intersectionality. https://www.apa.org/about/policy/multicultural-guidelines.pdf

Culturally competent clinical interviews (continued)

• Díaz, E., Añez, L. M., Silva, M.,Paris, M., Davidson, L. (2017). Using the Cultural Formulation Interview to build culturally sensitive services. Psychiatric Services, 68, 12- 14. https://doi.org/10.176/appi.ps.201600440
• Oh, S., Kim, N., Bennett, K. M. & Taylor, D. D. (2019). Multiculturally competent intake interview with LGBTQI+ clients. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 23(2), 186- 204. https://doi.org/10.1080/19359705.2019.1568943
• Wright, A. J., & Constantine, K. (2020). Wright-Constantine Structured Cultural Interview [WCSCI]. New York University.  https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/center-counseling-and-community-wellbeing/wcsci

Providing Clients with feedback and recommendations based on clinical interview

• Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6th ed.). Wiley & Sons, Inc. (pp 181-216).
• Longley, W. A., Tate, R. L., & Brown, R. F. (2022). The psychological benefits of neuropsychological assessment feedback as a psycho-educational therapeutic intervention: A randomized-controlled trial with cross-over in multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2022.2047734