Global echoes : reflection on the use of interpretation in consultations in the UK

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Working as a foundation doctor in psychiatry I quickly noted the value of two things: the development of a strong therapeutic relationship and the importance of a detailed history. These two things are made much harder when your patient does not speak English and you do not speak their language. I present a reflection on my experiences with two patients who did not speak English, the role of interpreters and some common pitfalls when working with them.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Cunliffe, J
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© The Author 2018. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords:	Community mental health teams; consent and capacity; education and training; out-patient treatment; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychotic disorders; social deprivation; transcultural psychiatry
Dates:	Published (online): 6 June 2018 Published: 31 May 2019
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > The Medical School (Sheffield) > Academic Unit of Medical Education (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2019 15:12
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2019 15:12
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1192/bji.2018.10
Related URLs:	PubMed URL
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148241

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