ABSTRACT
The Biopsychosocial Formulation Database Record is divided into seven sections. These include the standard Psychiatric History, a Symptom Filter, a Biopsychosocial Formulation section, and sections for Differential Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Biopsychosocial Treatment Plan, and Prognosis. The Biopsychosocial Formulation Manual will assist clinicians by providing them with a structured paradigm to follow both in the initial collection and organization of patient data and in the process of crafting the data into a biopsychosocial formulation. The formulation organizes the patient’s presenting symptoms, facilitates an understanding of the genesis of the difficulties, and enables the development of a comprehensive care management plan for ongoing work with the patient. The process of formulation begins by collecting and organizing patient data from the patient interview and chart review. A comprehensive formulation can be initiated after the first interview and will help the clinician focus on pertinent areas of the patient’s history in subsequent interviews.
