Describe the main components of Mental Status Examination.

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The main components of Mental Status Examination are -

The Mental Status Exam is analogous to the physical exam: it is a series of observations and examinations at one point in time. Focused questions and observations can reveal "normal" or pathological findings. Although our observations occur in the context of an interview and may therefore be ordered differently for each patient, the report of our findings is ordered and "paints a picture" of a patient's appearance, thinking, emotion and cognition. The data from the Mental Status Exam, combined with personal and family histories and Psychiatric Review of Systems, forms the data base from which psychiatric diagnoses are formed.

Mental Status Exam

A synopsis of the four MSE sections is presented below. In following pages, there are elaborations of each section, with sample descriptors.

1.General Observations

Appearance
Speech
Behavior
Cooperativeness

2.Thinking

Thought Process
Thought Content
Perceptions

3.Emotion

Mood
Affect

4.Cognition

Orientation/Attention

Memory
Insight
Judgment

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