Wiki Assessment requiring an independent historian(s) (only if patient is unable to provide)

[jonnasummers]

Could anyone provide some information on if using an interpreter can be counted as an "independent historian?"

 

[shanamarie]

Could anyone provide some information on if using an interpreter can be counted as an "independent historian?"

No, an interpreter would not count. The interpreter is only relaying/ translating what the patient is saying. They are not providing additional information about the patient.