Mental State Examination (MSE)/ Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Appearance (height/ build, hair, shaven, dress, cleanliness/ hygiene)
Behaviour (eye contact, posture, teary, agitated, calm)
Rapport (good/ poor)
Speech (volume, rate, spontaneity)
Mood (happy, sad, irritable, stable)
Affect (flat, reactive, restricted)
Thought (form, stream, content)
Perception (knows he is ill? any hallucinations - ie no external stimulus/ illusion - ie. external stimulus present?)
Cognition (orientated to time, people and place? memory? MMSE?)
Insight (able to think about future? compliant with treatment?)
Judgement (good decision making? able to problem solve?)
Risk assessment
Source
Dr Franco Giarraputo 2014
Behaviour (eye contact, posture, teary, agitated, calm)
Rapport (good/ poor)
Speech (volume, rate, spontaneity)
Mood (happy, sad, irritable, stable)
Affect (flat, reactive, restricted)
Thought (form, stream, content)
Perception (knows he is ill? any hallucinations - ie no external stimulus/ illusion - ie. external stimulus present?)
Cognition (orientated to time, people and place? memory? MMSE?)
Insight (able to think about future? compliant with treatment?)
Judgement (good decision making? able to problem solve?)
Risk assessment
Source
Dr Franco Giarraputo 2014