title: My favorite tips from the "clinical interviewing tip of the month" archive.
abstract: The "Interviewing Tips of the Month" on the Website of the Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing are supplied by visitors to the Website or by participants in the author's workshops. Each month the author chooses a favorite tip for posting and then adds the past month's tip to the "Tip Archive." This article describes eight effective tips for uncovering sensitive material such as antisocial behavior, substance abuse, and physical violence as well as a technique for improving medication adherence.
authors.affiliation: Training Institute for Suicide Assessment and Clinical Interviewing, 1502 Route 123 North, Stoddard, NH 03464, USA. sheainte@worldpath.net
authors.forename: Shawn Christopher
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shea
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014754:Violence