PsychEd Episode 50: The Mental Status Examination

<p class="" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Welcome to PsychEd — the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers the mental status examination and makes use of practical and fictional examples to delve deeper into the skills and concepts</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class=""><strong>Learning Objectives:</strong></p> <p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true"> </p> <p class="">The <strong>learning objectives</strong> for this episode are as follows:</p> <p class="">By the end of this episode, the listener will be able to…</p> <ol data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">Explain the utility and purpose of the mental status examination in psychiatry</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Describe the major components of the mental status examination and be familiar with some of the common vocabulary used</p> </li> <li> <p class="">Incorporate the mental status in a way that respects patients in presentation, documentation and formulation in clinical practice </p> </li> </ol> <p class=""> </p> <p class="">Topics:</p> <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> <p class="">2:37 - Learning objectives</p> </li> <li> <p class="">3:10 - Definition of the MSE</p> </li> <li> <p class="">6:48 - History of the MSE</p> </li> <li> <p class="">9:00 - Limitations of the MSE</p> </li> <li> <p class="">15:37 - Strengths of the MSE</p> </li> <li> <p class="">21:30 - ASEPTIC Mnemonic</p> </li> <li> <p class="">23:04 - Appearance and Behaviour</p> </li> <li> <p class="">37:42 - Speech</p> </li> <li> <p class="">51:51 - Emotion (mood and affect)</p> </li> <li> <p class="">1:03:51 - Perception</p> </li> <li> <p class="">1:08:38 - Thought Form and Content</p> </li> <li> <p class="">1:17:30 - Insight and Judgement</p> </li> <li> <p class="">1:27:40 - Cognition</p> </li> </ul> <p class=""> </p> <p class=""><strong>Hosts:</strong> Andreea Chiorean (CC4), Saja Jaberi (IMG), Dr. Weam Seiffien (PGY2), Angad Singh (CC2), Dr. Annie Yu (PGY1), and Dr. Alex Raben, staff psychiatrist.</p> <p class=""> </p> <p class=""><strong>Guest Experts: Us!