The mental status examination is utilized in psychiatry, family medicine, emergency medicine, and internal medicine. The examination is typically taught at the student level and is refined according to a clinician’s practice values, the setting of practice, and the duration of the clinician-patient relationship. This examination defines the patient’s current state during evaluation. However, depending on whether the patient is inpatient, outpatient, within acute care, or a specialized psychiatric evaluation, the examination could be repeated in several clinical encounters to monitor psychiatric progression. Improvement in disease state also depends on patient response to pharmacological intervention and therapy, typically in combination, for the best prognosis.This activity reviews the mental status examination, describes its components, and highlights its relationship with final diagnosis and treatment for the interprofessional team evaluating patients with psychiatric disease. Participating clinicians are equipped with the essential focus areas for a culturally competent mental status examination, with recommendations based on specialty.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/24998
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours
Social Work: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: All Practice Areas (e.g. ethics), General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Internal Medicine