Mental Status Exam

Authors :: Natale B. Mooney
Donald E. Wiger
Source :: The Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
Abstract: The mental status exam (MSE) is an evaluation of a person's current mental state. It is an integral part of any mental health assessment, and can incorporate information from clinical interviews, testing, and self-report information. MSEs usually gather information on an individual's appearance, activity level, speech/language, attitude, affect/mood, stream of consciousness, sensorium/cognition, insight, and judgment. Keywords: MSE; mental health; social judgment; clinical interivew; memory; mental health assessment; mood; speech