Human Mental Health Examination Task
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A Human Mental Health Examination Task is a healthcare examination service aimed at assessing mental health.
- AKA: Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Examination, Mental Health Evaluation.
- Context:
- It can (typically) aim to identify Psychiatric Symptoms of mental health disorders.
- It can (often) be performed by a Mental Health Practitioner, such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, or clinical social worker.
- It can include Mental Health Diagnostic Tasks, such as: psychological testing, behavioral observation, cognitive assessment, and clinical interview.
- It can be performed in a variety of settings, such as a mental health clinic, hospital, or private practice.
- It can range from being a Routine Mental Health Examination to being an Emergency Mental Health Examination.
- It can aim to diagnose mental health conditions, plan and guide treatment, and monitor progress and outcome of treatment.
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- Example(s):
- Conducting a routine Depression Screening.
- Performing an Anxiety Assessment to identify symptoms and severity.
- Carrying out a Suicide Risk Assessment for a person displaying suicidal thoughts or behaviors.
- Conducting a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Evaluation for a person who has experienced a traumatic event.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Mental Health, Psychiatric Symptom, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Mental Health Practitioner, Therapy.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_status_examination Retrieved:2023-05-28.
- QUOTE: A mental status examination (MSE) is an assessment of a patient's level of cognitive (knowledge-related) ability, appearance, emotional mood, and speech and thought patterns at the time of evaluation. It is done to help identify mental disorders, and it usually supplements other physical exams or tests.