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Psychiatric History Taking and MSE - Dr. Mehnaz.pptx

MSE Can be divided into components which you can observe and components you can directly ask the patient about.

Components which you observe include:

• Appearance
• Behaviour
• Speech
• Affect

Components which you can directly ask about include:

• Mood (include a mini risk assessment as well)
• Thought
• Perception
• Cognition
• Insight and judgment

Appearance