PSC 165 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dementia, Reduced Affect Display, Determinant
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Answers - i"m in ca or i"m at marin hospital . Ex: do you know why you are here? . Patient may disagree why they are there, may not know why they are there, May be on psychiatric hold (51/50) - at risk of hurting self or others or. Purpose, form, and focus of mental status exam placed on hold for disability. Mse is the component of a clinical evaluation that includes: Describing said behavior in an objective, nonjudgmental manner. Assessment is for other workers (psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. ) to get idea of who patient is and what their situation is. Goal - allow for others to visualize what patient is like. Often psychiatric illnesses instead of medical illness. Can be used as a neurological and / or psychiatric assessment. Gathers info over the course of an interview. Usually just 1 clinician & 1 patient. This will be built on by many other people. Especially because you just met the patient.
