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Common Mistakes Made in Psychiatric Evaluation by Beginning Therapists

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As part of their clinical experience in hospital outpatient clinics, residents and medical students are often required to evaluate new psychiatric patients for eventual treatment or referral. This is a difficult assignment. The present study attempts both to improve our understanding of the factors which are most troublesome for trainees, and to alert those who supervise their training.

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  1. Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 345 E. 86th Street, New York, N.Y., 10028, USA

    Richard G. Druss MD (Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Associate Director of Psychiatry),  Frederic Kass MD (Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Associate Director of Psychiatry) &  Edward Charles MA (Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons)

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  1. Richard G. Druss MD
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Dr. Kass is Director and Dr. Druss Associilte Director of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt Clinic, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center where Mr. Charles is Director of Patient Care. Evaluation.

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Druss, R.G., Kass, F. & Charles, E. Common Mistakes Made in Psychiatric Evaluation by Beginning Therapists. Acad Psychiatry 6, 31–36 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399832

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