The Medical Interview

I. Three Functions Of The Medical Interview<br>1. Learning to Interview Using the Three Function Approach<br>2. Why Three Functions?<br>3. Function 1: Build The Relationship <br>4. Function 2: Assess and Understand<br>5. Function 3: Collaborative Management<br><br>II.Meeting the Patient<br>6. Ten Common Concerns<br><br>III. Structure of the Interview<br>7. Opening The Interview<br>8. Chief Complaint, Problem Survey, Patient Perspective, And Agenda Setting<br>9. History Of Present Illness<br>10, Past Medical History<br>11. Family History<br>12. Patient Profile And Social History<br>13. Review Of Systems<br>14. Mental Status<br><br>IV. Presentation and Documentation <br>15. Presentation and Documentation<br><br>V. Understanding Patients&rsquo; Emotional Responses to Chronic Illness<br>16. Understanding Chronic Illness: Normal Reactions<br>17. Understanding Chronic Illness: Maladaptive Reactions<br><br>VI Advanced Applications<br>18. Stepped-Care Advanced Skills for Action Planning<br>19. Chronic Illness<br>20. Health Literacy and Communicating Complex Information for Decision-Making<br>21. Sexual Issues in the Interview<br>22. Interviewing Elderly Patients<br>23. Culturally Competent Medical Interviewing<br>24. Family Interviewing<br>25.Troubling Personality Styles and Somatization<br>26. Communicating with the Psychotic Patient<br>27. Breaking Bad News<br>27 (a). Sharing Difficult or "Bad" News: A Nine-Step Transactional Process of Transformation<br>28. Disclosure of Medical Errors and Apology<br>29. Alcohol And Risky Drinking<br><br>VII. HIGHER ORDER SKILLS<br>30. Nonverbal Communication<br>31. Use of the Self in Medical Care<br>32. Using Psychological Principles in the Medical Interview<br>33. Integrating Structure and Function<br><br>Appendix<br>1: Table of skills<br>2: BAP Guide