The mental status examination is a very important branch of clinical assessment. The mental status examination abbreviated as MSE provides the most basic and significant physiological information of a person. In this assessment, the psychiatrist observes patient’s spheres of consciousness and unconsciousness. Mental status examination is not some random and general question answer session between the interviewer [psychiatrist] and the patient but a structured mode of observing and expressing the mental level of the patient. It involves specific methods, parameters and a defined procedure that helps the interviewer get to the depth of a person’s psyche and maybe the effects of melancholia as well. The reasons for mental test examination conduction are to sort one’s stress and avail the benefits of a mental status examination. Pre-Mental Test Examination Before conducting the main part of MSE, the psychiatrist needs to observe the most basic attitudes of the patient that will help to establish a fair idea about the mental condition of the patient. For example, before having a one-to-one conversation with the patient, the interviewer must observe his behavior with the staff and other people in the surrounding. This shall help the interviewer to know about the communication skills of the patient, and how well he is able to move in society. Secondly, it is worthwhile to notice the physical appearance and grooming of the patient the moment he enters the door. The way patient greets and his body language can reveal a lot about him and indicate towards the reasons ...

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