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The need for tests of normal functioning in the psychiatric interview.

L L Havens

    The American Journal of Psychiatry
    |October 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    Psychiatry lacks objective health tests, unlike physical medicine. This study proposes assessing connectedness and self-protectiveness to establish a stable foundation for evaluating psychological health and defining psychiatric conditions.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Psychological Medicine
    • Health Assessment

    Background:

    • Physical medicine utilizes established normal findings to define disease states.
    • Current routine psychiatric procedures lack objective health assessment tools.
    • This absence creates an unstable foundation for defining psychiatric illness and specific conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To address the lack of objective health assessment in psychiatry.
    • To propose measurable capacities for evaluating overall psychological health.
    • To establish a more stable base for defining psychiatric conditions.

    Main Methods:

    • The study suggests assessing two key human capacities: connectedness and self-protectiveness.
    • These capacities are proposed as measurable indicators of psychological health.
    • Evaluation is to be performed by a psychiatrist during patient assessment.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed capacities, connectedness and self-protectiveness, offer a framework for objective assessment.
    • These assessments can aid in defining the patient's overall psychological health status.
    • This approach provides a more stable basis for describing psychiatric conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Assessing connectedness and self-protectiveness can enhance psychiatric diagnostic stability.
    • These capacities serve as crucial metrics for evaluating psychological well-being.
    • The findings support a more empirical approach to psychiatric health evaluation.

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