Clinical Reasoning

Question 1

What are the 17 components of a psychiatric writeup?

Answer 1

1. Identifying Information
2. Chief Complaint
3. History of Present Illness (HPI)
4. Past psychiatric history
5. Past medical history
6. Current Medications
7. Review of Systems
8. Psychosocial History
9. Family History
10. Physical Examination
11. Mental Status Examination
12. Laboratory results
13. Case Summary
14. Differential Diagnosis
15. Predisposing and Precipitating factors
16. Treatment Plan
17. Prognosis