Para complementar a história da doença atual
Identificação, queixa principal, história da doença atual, história pessoal, história familiar, exame físico, exame mental.
Conditions of gestation and birth, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood; neuropsychomotor development, school history and academic performance, interpersonal relationships, life events, affective involvement, sexuality, friendships, leisure activities, aptitudes, deficiencies, limitations, personality characterization, and predominant way of relating to people and situations.
Determinar o sintoma guia, explorar o início, duração, características e evolução do sintoma, considerar o nível cultural do paciente, transcrever as informações em termos técnicos e evitar perguntas sugestivas.
Presence of similar diseases or psychiatric problems in other family members, history of suicide in the family, characterization of the personality of parents, and genetic vulnerability to physical and mental illnesses.