Mental status exam example 2025

Get Form
mental status exam template Preview on Page 1

Here's how it works

01. Edit your mental status exam template online
Type text, add images, blackout confidential details, add comments, highlights and more.
02. Sign it in a few clicks
Draw your signature, type it, upload its image, or use your mobile device as a signature pad.
03. Share your form with others
Send a full mental status examination example via email, link, or fax. You can also download it, export it or print it out.

How to change Mental status exam example online

Form edit decoration
9.5
Ease of Setup
DocHub User Ratings on G2
9.0
Ease of Use
DocHub User Ratings on G2

With DocHub, making changes to your documentation requires just a few simple clicks. Make these quick steps to change the PDF Mental status exam example online for free:

  1. Register and log in to your account. Sign in to the editor using your credentials or click Create free account to examine the tool’s functionality.
  2. Add the Mental status exam example for editing. Click on the New Document button above, then drag and drop the document to the upload area, import it from the cloud, or using a link.
  3. Alter your template. Make any changes required: insert text and images to your Mental status exam example, underline details that matter, erase parts of content and replace them with new ones, and insert icons, checkmarks, and areas for filling out.
  4. Finish redacting the template. Save the updated document on your device, export it to the cloud, print it right from the editor, or share it with all the parties involved.

Our editor is super user-friendly and efficient. Try it out now!

be ready to get more

Complete this form in 5 minutes or less

Get form

Got questions?

We have answers to the most popular questions from our customers. If you can't find an answer to your question, please contact us.
Contact us
The components of the MSE are as follows: Appearance: How does the patient look? Level of alertness: Is the patient conscious? Speech: Is it normal in tone, volume and quantity? Behavior: Pleasant? Awareness of environment, also referred to as orientation: Do they know where they are and what they are doing here?
The mental status examination is an assessment of current mental capacity through evaluation of general appearance, behavior, any unusual or bizarre beliefs and perceptions (eg, delusions, hallucinations), mood, and all aspects of cognition (eg, attention, orientation, memory).
Mood (How does the client describe his/her emotional state?) Down/depressed; angry/irritable; anxious/fearful; high/elevated. Affect (What do you observe about the clients emotional state?) Depressed flat, restricted, tearful, downcast.
Appearance is described as well groomed/dishevelled, how they are dressed, demeanour in interview, level of eye contact. In males -shaving. As appropriate, physical behaviour such as restlessness, motor activity [ation/overactivation] Level of co-operation, any evidence of aggression or hostility.
This MSE includes all 10 aspects: appearance, behavior, speech, mood, affect, thoughts, perception, cognition, insight and judgment; and clinical judgment. Rapport may also be included. The undertaking of a Mental Status Examination requires time.
be ready to get more

Complete this form in 5 minutes or less

Get form

People also ask

Appearance and behavior also include the individuals demeanor, any notable mannerisms, or other behavior such as restlessness, fidgeting, eye contact, body language, and overall level of engagement.
It includes descriptions of the patients appearance and general behavior, level of consciousness and attentiveness, motor and speech activity, mood and affect, thought and perception, attitude and insight, the reaction evoked in the examiner, and, finally, higher cognitive abilities.
Appearance can be determined within the first seconds of clinical introduction and noted throughout the interview. Details to be included are whether they appear older or younger than their stated age, their attire, their grooming and hygiene, and the presence of any tattoos or scars.

mental status exam examples