This eBook refers to the only basic principles, but which helps you understand what a psychiatrist thinks and how to analyze people. It has so many infographics, illustrations and cartoons so that anybody can easily understand and also enjoy the contents. Additionally, it is written in easy English so non-native English speakers can read it without effort. We want everybody to know about or be interested in psychiatry.
The beginning part of the script is shown as bellow.
“Hello. My name is Tomoyuki Saito, a Japanese psychiatrist. Here, I'll explain what we think for the first time we meet a new patient. The approach is similar to that used by doctors of internal medicine. What's going on with this patient? How come? On meeting new patients, psychiatrists also think in such a way wondering what's happening in the patient’s mind and for what reason. The first thing we do is assessment. Without appropriate assessment, treatment will fail. I usually assess patients using a time line. Past. Present. Future. It’s easiest to begin with the present. Most patients prefer to talk about what they are struggling with now. Suppose you were a psychiatrist seeing a patient with a mental disorder. What are you going to do first? You can instantly assess the patient based on visual information. One’s face reveals one’s feeling. One’s behavior shows one’s emotion. A psychotic patient will behave weirdly. After visual assessment, you should talk with the patient. Let the patient talk freely at first. Open-ended questions such as “How do you feel?” or “What are you thinking about?” can be effective.”
The beginning part of the script is shown as bellow.
“Hello. My name is Tomoyuki Saito, a Japanese psychiatrist. Here, I'll explain what we think for the first time we meet a new patient. The approach is similar to that used by doctors of internal medicine. What's going on with this patient? How come? On meeting new patients, psychiatrists also think in such a way wondering what's happening in the patient’s mind and for what reason. The first thing we do is assessment. Without appropriate assessment, treatment will fail. I usually assess patients using a time line. Past. Present. Future. It’s easiest to begin with the present. Most patients prefer to talk about what they are struggling with now. Suppose you were a psychiatrist seeing a patient with a mental disorder. What are you going to do first? You can instantly assess the patient based on visual information. One’s face reveals one’s feeling. One’s behavior shows one’s emotion. A psychotic patient will behave weirdly. After visual assessment, you should talk with the patient. Let the patient talk freely at first. Open-ended questions such as “How do you feel?” or “What are you thinking about?” can be effective.”
