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The Performance Interview Guide (PInG) is a semistructured approach to initial sport and performance psychology (SPP) consultations. The PInG is designed to be person centered and strengths based with a focus on performance excellence. We emphasize building a safe, trusting, and collaborative relati

Clinicians are often tasked with identifying and managing patients who are at risk for suicide. Therefore, greater understanding of factors that impact the efficacy of suicide risk assessments (SRA) are of critical importance. One potential factor that may affect assessments of risk severity is the timing of the evaluation during clinical interview. Given that some patients are reluctant to disclose suicide-related symptoms, it is possible that asking about suicide at the beginning of an interview elicits more false negatives. It is also possible that if risk assessments are conducted in a manner that is encouraging to the patient, timing does not significantly impact patient report. This study examined whether SRA timing within an initial intake interview affects risk severity ratings. Adult psychiatric outpatients (N=169) were randomly assigned to receive a SRA during the beginning or middle of a one-hour intake. We failed to find a significant difference in suicide risk ratings between those who were evaluated at the beginning as compared to the middle of intake (14% versus 15% rated at elevated risk). Findings were not moderated by age, gender, or attempt history. Our results provide preliminary evidence that the timing of SRA may not impact risk severity ratings.

This study assessed whether referral source, client race, and wait time contributed to the preintake dropout rates in a large urban community mental health center in the northwestern United States. The data were collectedfrom archival records maintained by the mental health agency's intake department. A total of 1,105 participants were documented over a 2-year period spanning 2000 and 2001. The results indicated that individuals who referred themselves for services were more likely to attend an initial intake appointment than those who were referred by others. Conversely, neither race nor wait time was significantly related to preintake attrition. Implications for psychologists are discussed.