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TEACHING AND LEARNING THE CLINICAL INTERVIEW
Author(s) -
Mai Francois
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1972.tb116501.x
Subject(s) - interview , psychosocial , medical education , psychology , personality , medicine , psychotherapist , social psychology , political science , law
This paper describes the clinical interview (or medical “history”) and its place in patient management. It emphasizes the importance of correct interview technique in the comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of each patient. Much clinical information essential to such evaluation—for example, symptomatology, circumstances of onset, personality and psychosocial aspects of the patient and the illness—can be obtained only through competent Interviewing; serious errors in diagnosis will be made if this information is not available and included in case formulation. It is stressed that more emphasis should be given to teaching and learning the clinical interview with medical students, and that audiotape and videotape are indispensable aids for use in this instruction. Some of the technical aspects of the use of these audio‐visual aids are outlined.