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Table 1 Frequencies of psychiatrist approaches to addressing delusions across consultations

From: How do psychiatrists address delusions in first meetings in acute care? A qualitative study

Psychiatrist number

1

2

3

4

5

Patient number

1

6

2

3

4

5

13

14

9

10

11

12

7

8

Length of interview

27:23

19:38

14:49

20:22

43:28

16:29

14:35

23:28

24:25

10:06

22:48

17:45

36:00

20:58

Exploring content

Eliciting content

Understanding the impact

Discussing reasons for hospital admission

     

 

  

Exploring links with dysfunctional behaviour

 

 

 

  

  

 

Identifying emotions

 

  

 

  

Questioning validity of beliefs

Challenging content

 

 

  

 

Exploring alternative explanations