How to do a Mental Status Exam
Back to Class Page The Mental Status Exam is the basis for understanding the client's presentation and beginning to conceptualize their functioning into a diagnosis.
At first all this might seem overwhelming and time consuming, but really it's not that bad to do. It can generally be done in a few minutes when you need to do specific things, and the vast majority of this you can get from interviewing and simply watching the client carefully.
Appearance
Presenting Appearance including sex, chronological and apparent age, ethnicity, apparent height and weight (average, stocky, healthy, petite), any physical deformities (hearing impaired, injured and bandaged right hand)
Back to Class Page The Mental Status Exam is the basis for understanding the client's presentation and beginning to conceptualize their functioning into a diagnosis.
At first all this might seem overwhelming and time consuming, but really it's not that bad to do. It can generally be done in a few minutes when you need to do specific things, and the vast majority of this you can get from interviewing and simply watching the client carefully.
Appearance
Presenting Appearance including sex, chronological and apparent age, ethnicity, apparent height and weight (average, stocky, healthy, petite), any physical deformities (hearing impaired, injured and bandaged right hand)
作者:話題 | 更新日期:2010/02/01