You should also make note of any behavioral warning signs that worry you while interviewing a patient. For instance: if a patient seems irritable, agitated, or depressed, or has dramatic or unexpected changes in affect during your conversation – for example, goes from acting fine to being tearful or even weeping – those are warning signs that something's wrong.
A good mnemonic to help remember warning signs is IS PATH WARM:
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