The Mental Status Exam refer to pages 308 – 309 (6th Edition) or pages 4 – 38 (5th Edition) and use the following headings to write the MSE:
- Appearance
- Behaviour/psychomotor activity
- Attitude toward examiner (interviewer)
- Affect and mood
- Speech and though
- Perceptual disturbances
- Orientation and consciousness
- Memory and intelligence
- Reliability, judgement, and insight
