week 9

Question 1

whats the mental status examination (MSE)

Answer 1

appraisal of the appearance, behaviour, mental functioning and overall demeanour of a person.

Question 2

what areas does the MSE look at

Answer 2

Appearance, Behaviour, Speech, Affect, Thought (stream, form, content) (e.g. delusions), Perception (e.g. hallucinations, illusions, depersonalisation/derealisation), Cognition (formal e.g. MMSE or informal e.g. interpreting proverbs), Judgement and Insight

Question 3

whats the HONOS

Answer 3

The 12 HoNOS items can be aggregated into four subscales.
A = behavioural problems
B = impairment
C = symptomatic problems
D = social problems
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therapist assessment

Question 4

whats the BASIS assessment

Answer 4

questionnaire taken by client
BASIS-32 is scored into five subscales and an overall average.
Subscale and overall mean scores also range from 0 to 4.

Relation to self and others 
depression/anxiety
Daily living/role function
Impulsive/addictive behaviour
Psychosis 
(total Basis-32 score)

Question 5

whats risk factros

Answer 5

Static e.g. past suicide attempts
– Dynamic e.g. substance use, relationship
– Future e.g. response to treatment

Question 6

whats protective risk factors

Answer 6

– E.g. supportive family, cultural and religious beliefs (Department of Health (2010), Working with the suicidal person)

Question 7

whats the suicide risk assessment

Answer 7

looks at risk factors and protective factors