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Building a bridge of trust: collaborative assessment with a person with serious mental illness
Joshua A Tiegreen1, Loretta E Braxton, Eric B Elbogen
1Mental Health Service Line, Durham VA Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Joshua.Tiegreen@va.gov
Abstract:
Collaborative assessment utilizes psychological testing to help people make positive changes in their lives. Limited research has evaluated the utility of collaborative assessment for persons with serious mental illness. This case example uses the Personality Assessment Inventory to illustrate the usefulness of collaborative assessment with a person with serious mental illness. This approach informed not only diagnostic considerations but also revealed the client's current level of distress, contributed to enhanced therapeutic alliance, and directly pointed to psychiatric rehabilitation strategies.
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