: Poussin discusses various methods such as paraphrasing (restating cognitive content), reflection (expressing the patient's emotional state), and clarification to ensure accurate understanding.
Gérard Poussin fue un destacado psicólogo clínico francés, especializado en psicopatología del envejecimiento. A diferencia de otros autores que enfocan la entrevista desde una perspectiva psiquiátrica clásica (como el DSM), Poussin introduce un enfoque . Para él, el anciano no es un "caso" sino un sujeto con una historia vital que influye directamente en su presentación clínica actual.
| Stance | When to use | Risk | |--------|-------------|------| | | Initial exploration, family interviews | Coldness, appearing disinterested | | Supportive | Patient overwhelmed, acute distress | Over-identification, losing analytic distance | | Directive | Risk assessment (suicide, violence), disorganized patient | Coercion, rupture of alliance | | Interpretive | After trust is built, linking past and present | Premature interpretation = invalidation | | Self-revelatory | Rarely, strategically (e.g., “I also felt scared when my father was ill”) | Shifts focus to clinician |