Gathering collateral information – on songwriter Beethoven

Collateral Within this section, you will interpret specific collateral information as it relates to your patient’s abnormal behavior and behavior patterns. You will also integrate information and knowledge regarding the patient’s culture in your evaluation of the maladaptive behavior as reported by the collateral sources. Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible): What do other people have to say about the patient’s behavior? Are there any commonalities between the collateral sources’ reports? Do the collateral sources have any psychological issues that might exacerbate the patient’s problems? Are there any police reports? Are there any personality testing or intelligence testing reports available?