MSE Flashcards
Emotion
How have you been feeling recently?
Have you been feeling particularly low?
Have you been feeling on top of the world?
Are there times when you become very anxious or frightened?
Perception
So now I’m going to ask you some questions about how you see the world.
They may seem a little odd, but we ask them to everyone.
When you are on your own do you ever hear, see, feel or smell things which aren’t really there?
Do you ever feel that you aren’t real?
Do you ever feel that things around you aren’t real?
Thought
So now I’m going to ask you about some of your thoughts.
I’m going to ask some routine questions which we ask to everyone but they may seem a little strange.
Is there anything that’s been concerning you?
Do you ever have thoughts which you keep on coming into your head even though you try your best not to think of them?
Do you ever feel that people are out to get you or harm you?
Do you have any thoughts or beliefs which your friends or family think are a little odd?
Some people who feel the way you do have thoughts about ending their lives or harming themselves. Have you ever thought like that?
Have you ever harmed yourself or made a plan to?
Have you ever had thoughts about harming other people?
Insight
Now I’m going to move onto ask you about what you think about this?
Do you feel that something is wrong?
Do you want help with it?
What do you think about the current treatment?
IF THEY SAY NO
Why do you think you’re here today? What do other people think is wrong?
Do you think they’re right?
Do you feel you need treatment?
Do you take the treatment prescribed to you?
Cognition
At the start of our conversation I told you who I was, could you repeat that back to me please?
And can you tell me where we are and what date it is?
