Glossary C
Glossary C
Deutsch: Klinische Dokumentation / Español: Documentación Clínica / Português: Documentação Clínica / Français: Documentation Clinique / Italiano: Documentazione Clinica
Clinical Documentation in the psychology context refers to the comprehensive and systematic recording of information related to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of a client's mental health. This documentation serves multiple purposes, including providing a detailed account of the client's psychological history, treatment plans, progress notes, outcomes of assessments, and any changes in mental status or treatment responses. It's an essential component of psychological practice, ensuring continuity of Care, facilitating communication among healthcare providers, and supporting clinical decision-making.
Clinical method means studying psychological problems and therapies in clinical settings. It is the technique that Broca used that involves first determining a behavior disorder in a living patient and then, after the patient had died, locating the part of the brain responsible for the behavior disorder. Moreover, Clinical method is a type of interview in which a participant’s response to each successive question or problem determines what the investigator will ask next.