title: Accomplishments of the thought disordered person: a case study in psychiatrist-patient interaction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The research and clinical literature portrays the thought disordered person as incapable of meaningful social interaction. This model views thought disorder exclusively as a brain dysfunction, evidenced by dysfunctions in speech.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The study seeks to address this deficit model by investigating the interactional accomplishments of thought disordered people in clinical interviews.
  
  
  METHODS
  An analysis of clinical interview data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We investigate (1) what thought disordered people actually accomplish in interaction, and (2) how thought disordered people and their psychiatrists routinely communicate on matters consequential for treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper introduces a new perspective on the interactional achievements of people with thought disorder. The skills required by both parties during routine clinical interviews have not previously been recognised or described.
authors: Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Northern Mental Health, Adelaide, Australia. burtonc@ramsayhealth.com.au
authors: Cherrie
authors: C
authors: Galletly
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Crichton
mesh_terms: D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry