Intervie Establishing Accurate Psychiatric Assessment

While different approaches or theoretical orientations can be applied for different depressive disorders, there are several procedures that are important for us to consider when providing treatment for clients and depressive disorders, regardless of our different conceptualizations.
First, establishing and maintaining a therapeutic alliance with your client. Clients suffering from depressive disorders might experience different changes of mood, high irritability, and a lack of willingness to communicate with others. Therefore it is important for us to create and maintain a comfortable and trustworthy environment for our clients to discuss their feelings and seek improvements.
Develop a thorough and accurate Psychiatric Assessment. The information we obtain to assess the client should go beyond one single resource.
With information obtained from previous steps, clinicians sometimes need to determine if hospitalization is the necessary procedure in helping clients with depressive disorders. Clinician need to determine the appropriate level of care (hospitalization, IOP, OP, etc.) that is most suitable for individual clients with depressive disorders.
Evaluation of functional impairment and quality of life. Different people experience symptoms of depressive disorder in different ways. Clinicians should thoroughly evaluate the level of impairment that clients are experiencing, and develop treatment goals with clients accordingly.
Coordinating care with other clinicians, monitoring status, and tailoring treatment to specific patient needs. Depending on the clinicians chosen treatment approach and the client’s will, sometimes clinicians needs to coordinate with other professional to obtain the best level of care for clients. For example, medication management with psychiatrists, insurance or other information with caseworkers, residential needs with residential service staffs,