Practical interview strategies for building an alliance with the families of patients who have severe mental illness

Aaron Murray-Swank; Lisa B Dixon; Bette Stewart

doi:10.1016/j.psc.2007.01.004

Practical interview strategies for building an alliance with the families of patients who have severe mental illness

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2007 Jun;30(2):167-80. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2007.01.004.

Authors

Aaron Murray-Swank¹, Lisa B Dixon, Bette Stewart

Affiliation

¹ VA Capitol Network (VISN 5) Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Maryland Healthcare System, 6A-157, 10 North Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17643834
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2007.01.004

Abstract

Family members play an integral role in the lives of most persons who have serious mental illness, and the importance of family involvement in the treatment of persons who have serious mental illness is widely recognized. This article provides a practical interviewing guide for mental health professionals who work with patients who have serious mental illness and their families. The article begins by considering the role of the family in the inpatient phase of treatment and then moves to a discussion of working with families while the consumer is in outpatient care.

Publication types

Guideline

MeSH terms

Family Relations*
Humans
Interview, Psychological / methods*
Mental Disorders / nursing
Mental Disorders / psychology
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Outpatients
Severity of Illness Index