Terms Related to Psychological Interview

• Interview (PT)

  A conversation with an individual regarding his or her background and other personal and professional details, opinions on specific subjects posed by the interviewer, etc.

• Telephone Interview

  Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. ...

• Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

  Standardized procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness.

• Psychiatric Social Service

  Use of all social work processes in the treatment of patients in a psychiatric or mental health setting.

• Treatment Refusal

  Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)

• Mental Status Schedule

  Standardized clinical interview used to assess current psychopathology by scaling patient responses to the questions.

• Patient Non-Compliance

  Patient or client refusal of or resistance to medical, psychological, or psychiatric treatment. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)