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Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 2005 5(2):143-157; doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhi010
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Original Article

The Crisis Intervention Semi-Structured Interview

   Kevin R. Kulic, PhD

From the Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Mercy College

Contact author: Kevin R. Kulic, Mercy College, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. E-mail: kkulic{at}mercy.edu.

The purpose of this article is to introduce the Crisis Intervention Semi-Structured Interview (CISSI) (Kulic, 2001), and to describe the validation research completed on the instrument. The CISSI is intended for use by novice and experienced clinicians working with clients in crisis situations who may require emergency psychiatric care. The goal of the instrument is to provide a standardized method of arriving at psychiatric intervention decisions.

KEY WORDS: crisis intervention, clinical assessment, reliability, validity






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