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Mental status examination

The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought…

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ICD-9-CM
94.09, 94.11

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Mental status examination → Aboriginal Australians, Adams, Baker, Fish's, Hamilton, ISBN, John Wright, London, Max, Mental Health Assessment, Oxford, Oxford University Press, Paula, Philadelphia, Practice, Principles, Robert, Saunders, Sims, Symptoms
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Mental status examination → Age, American Academy, Internet, Journal, Law, November, Patricia, PMID, Psychiatry, Recupero, Retrieved, The Mental Status Examination
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Mental status examination → Further, Information, It, MSE, The, The MSE
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Mental status examination → core skill of qualified

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Mental status examinationICD-9-CM94.09, 94.111.00infobox
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rocking or head banginginstance ofrepetitive purposeless movements0.80text
Parkinson's diseaseinstance ofmight indicate depression or a medical condition0.80text
dementia or deliriuminstance ofmight indicate depression or a medical condition0.80text
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