Diagnostic Psychiatry

Clues for Diagnostic Interview (Gates - 7 Ps)

1. Passionate
2. Professional
3. Predict
4. Prioritize
5. Probe: Verify any symptom
   Don’t take what is verbalized for granted
6. Pay attention to agenda (could be something else)
7. Praise: validate positive

Clues for Diagnostic Categories (6 Gates)Z

Identifying broad diagnosis either of these three if theres no specific diagnosis in hand.

Organic

• Organic
  • Dementia
    • Alzheimer’s type, vascular dementia, dementia due to a general medical condition, substance induced persisting dementia, Delirium.
• Drugs
  • Stimulants
  • Opioid
  • Cannabis
  • Alcohol
  • others

Mood

• Psychosis

  • Schizophrenia
    • Schizoaffective Psychotic dis due to a medical condition,
    • substance-induced psychotic

• Mood

  • Depressive dis
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Dysthymia dis
  • Cyclothymia dis
  • Mood dis due to a general medical condition
  • Substance-induced mood disorder

Neurosis

• Anxiety, Stress

  • Anxiety dis
  • Stress related dis
  • Substance-related dis

• Personality

  • Cluster A
  • Cluster B
  • Cluster C