The mental status exam begins before you even begin talking to the patient! Appearance and behaviours can give you a small sense of how the rest of your psychiatric interview will go. Descriptors of appearance include: Movement and Gait Look for any unusual movements: gait abnormalities, tics,...
wellbeing can be improved despite the persistent presence of a mental illness [3,14]. Such a model demonstrates the need to measure both psychological distress and mental wellbeing together if one wishes to accurately understand and subsequently address an individual’s overall mental health status....
Table 2. Descriptors of depression (EPDS) and anxiety (STAI) symptoms, social support (MOS-SSS), and infant-to-mother bonding (PBQ). Regarding the STAI scale, 238 out of 485 (46.8%, 95% CI, 42.3% to 51.2%) had a score ≥ 40; and 231 out of 485 (47.3%, 95% CI, 43.1% to...
Evidence from around the world consistently indicates young people experience high rates of mental ill-health, but frequently have limited engagement with treatment. One powerful influence on young people’s engagement with mental health care is their re