MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT

A) HISTORY TAKINGB) PHYSICAL EXAMC) MENTAL STATE EXAMD) SCREENING QUESTIONAIRRE

HISTORY TAKING1. Biological Symptoms

Sleep Disturbances – excessive or insufficient sleep Appetite Weight changes

2. Thinking & Perceptual Disturbances Hallucination – think strangely Delusion - believe strangely

3. Mood Symptoms Excessive sadness / happiness Anxiety symptoms – over anxious / phobia

4. Cognitive Symptoms Memory Orientation

5. Behavioral Changes Strange behavior – talk alone, laugh alone

6. Past Psychiatric & Medical History Eg : Stroke, SLE, Parkinson, etc.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION