Mercy College Dobbs Ferry Mental Status Examination psychopathology Discussion
Question Description
The Mental Status Exam involves the observation of a client’s behavior during a scheduled session. The exam allows for mental health professionals to organize their observations of their client to determine whether a psychological disorder may be present. Application of the exam results is useful when deciding on appropriate interventions to apply in the interest of symptom reduction and overall treatment. Page 72 of our textbook discusses the 5 categories covered in a Mental Status Exam. In the interest of this week’s discussion posting, write a brief mental status exam (if you are not working with clients create a hypothetical client for example purposes “Joe/Jill”) considering each of the categories in the mental status exam. Your write up should include enough information for an outside reader, i.e. me, to understand your client’s status.
Lastly, compare and contrast the differences between the most recent DSM-5 published and the DSM-IV TR.
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