The Positive Approach to the Psychiatric Assessment: A Randomized Trial of a Novel Interviewing Technique
Schlechter A, Moerdler-Green M, Zabar S, Reliford A, New A, Feingold J, Guo F, Horwitz S. The Positive Approach to the Psychiatric Assessment: A Randomized Trial of a Novel Interviewing Technique. Academic Psychiatry 2023, 48: 47-51. PMID: 37651038, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-023-01842-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric interviewTreatment engagementPsychiatric residentsWorking Alliance Inventory-Short RevisedBlinded ratersBonding scoresImprove treatment engagementTherapeutic allianceObjectiveThis pilot studyPsychiatric assessmentOutcome measuresAssociated with improvementsIntra-rater reliabilityPositive approachInter-rater reliabilityTreatment outcomesPositive scoresStandardized patientsImprove rapportInexpensive interventionApproach groupRatersTraditional approach groupStructural scaleScores