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Important items of mental state examination
Appearance: attire, cleanliness; posture and gait Behaviour: facial expression; cooperation or aggression; activity, agitation, level of arousal (including physiological signs) Speech: form and pattern; volume and rate; is it coherent, logical and congruent with questioning? Mood: apathetic, irritable, labile; optimistic or pessimistic; thoughts of suicide; do reported experience and observable mood agree? Thought: particular preoccupations; […]
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How to do psychiatric assessment
There is a myth that psychiatric assessment differs from that in other medical specialties: it does not, it follows the familiar sequence of history, examination (both mental state and physical) and investigation, leading to differential diagnosis. Another myth holds that management cannot proceed without obtaining an extensive history that delves into all aspects of a […]
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Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity
Mental symptoms: 30% of adults experience worry, tension, irritability or sleep disturbance at any time All mental disorders: >20% of adults at any time suffer mental health problems; 25% of general practice consultations involve mental health problems Depression (including mixed anxiety and depression): 10% of adults depressed in a week; 55% depressed at some time […]
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