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Psychiatric interviewing techniques: I. Methods and measures

M Rutter, A Cox

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science

|April 1, 1981

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This study examined initial diagnostic interviews with parents of children in child psychiatric clinics. It analyzed interviewer techniques and parent responses, finding most measures reliable for assessing interview effectiveness.

Area of Science:

Child Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Interviewing Techniques

Background:

Initial diagnostic interviews are crucial for child psychiatric referrals.
Understanding interviewer styles and parent responses informs effective clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate strategies and measures for studying initial diagnostic interviews.
To assess interviewer techniques and parent responses in child psychiatric settings.

Main Methods:

A three-phase study analyzing interview styles (activity, directiveness, question types, emotional interventions, non-verbal cues).
Assessing informant responses (information quantity/quality, emotional expression).
Ensuring inter-rater reliability for most measurement tools.

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Main Results:

Most measures demonstrated good inter-rater reliability.
Challenges were noted in consistently recognizing expressed emotions.
The study established a framework for analyzing diagnostic interview effectiveness.

Conclusions:

The developed measures provide reliable tools for assessing diagnostic interviews.
Further refinement is needed for emotion recognition thresholds.
This research contributes to improving diagnostic interview practices in child psychiatry.