1. introduction to psychiatry

Question 1

Mental state examination:

Answer 1

Appearance and behaviour
Speech (rate, volume, tone)
Mood (subjective, objective)
Thought (delusions, obsessions, thoughts of harm)
Perception (illusions, hallucinations, depersonalisation)
Cognition (MMSE)
Insight

Question 2

MMSE definition

Answer 2

Mini Mental State Examination

Question 3

MMSE

Answer 3

1. Orientation to time (5)
2. Orientation to place (5)
3. Registration (give 3 words) (3)
4. Attention and concentration (serial sevens) (5)
5. Delayed recall (recall 3 words) (3)
6. Naming (things you see) (2)
7. Expressive language (no: if, and, but) (1)
8. Reading and comprehension (read and repeat with closed eyes (1)
9. Write a sentence (1)
10. Copy pentagon (1)
11. Three stage command (3)