Assessment methods form the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment planning. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry provides comprehensive insights into various assessment tools and techniques, from structured interviews to psychometric tests. Our expert editors ensure that the content is both clinically relevant and evidence-based, aiding psychiatrists in making informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
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Recently published articles about Assessment Methods
Rounds in the General Hospital
Collaboration and Referral Between Internal Medicine and Psychiatry
February 26, 2015
Have you ever had a patient with active medical problems coupled with a problematic psychiatric disorder? If you have, then the following case vignette and discussion should prove useful...
Brief Report
Assessing Capacity in Psychiatric Patients With Acute Medical Illness Who Refuse Care
November 27, 2014
Drs Tunzi and Spike present 3 cases that demonstrate the difficulty of assessing medical decision-making capacity in patients with psychiatric illness who are refusing care, highlighting the role of...
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Twelve-Month Prospective Randomized Study of Pharmacists Utilizing Point-Of-Care Testing for Metabolic Syndrome and Related Conditions in Subjects Prescribed Antipsychotics
October 15, 2014
To address the gaps in metabolic monitoring, a prospective study of 120 subjects was conducted in three community mental health settings to primarily see if point-of-care testing of lipids,...
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Descriptive Analysis of a Novel Health Care Approach: Reverse Colocation—Primary Care in a Community Mental Health "Home"
October 17, 2013
The article by Shackelford and colleagues provides a description of an innovative healthcare approach. It focuses on the burdened, but under-studied, community-mental-health setting. Specifically, it examines the structure of...
