Three frequently encountered difficulties with writing about clinical interviews without setting forth adequate context are briefly described and illustrated with citations to a recent critique of an article in this journal. These problems are changing the level of abstraction, imputing motivations to those described, and urging a favorite therapeutic maneuver without demonstrating awareness of the merits of alternatives.
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