Interviewing skills in relation to psychiatric residency.
A review of the literature suggests that the teaching of interviewing skills in psychiatry residency programs has been largely ignored. The consequences of poor interviewing, the characteristics of good interviewing, and what is known about effective training techniques for the mastery of clinical interviewing are reviewed. The relevance of psychiatric training is discussed. Issues which warrant further research are presented.
D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards