Psychiatric ROS Mood, anxiety, psychosis, other
Psych ROS: Mood -MDD (SIGECAPS)
-Depression
Sleep, interest, guilt, energy, concentration, appetite, psychomotor, agitation, or
slowing, suicidality, sexual fx
Psych ROS: Mood Impulsivity, grandiosity, recklessness, excessive energy, decreased need for sleep,
-mania increased spending beyond means, talkativeness, racing thoughts, hypersexuality
Psych ROS: Mood Irritability, viability
Mixed other
Psych ROS: Anxiety GAD, panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, social, anxiety, simple phobias
Psych ROS: anxiety -GAD Where, wind, who, how long, how frequent
Psych ROS: Anxiety-panic disorder How long until peak, somatic symptoms, including racing heart, sweating, shortness
of breath, trouble, swallowing, sense of doom, fear of recurrence, agoraphobia
Psych ROS: anxiety obsessive, compulsive Checking, cleaning, organizing, rituals, hangups, obsessive, thinking, counting,
rational versus irrational beliefs
Psych ROS Anxiety -PTSD Nightmares, flashbacks, startle response, avoidance
Psych ROS: Anxiety social anxiety Avoidance
Psych ROS anxiety simple phobias Heights, planes, spiders
Psych ROS: Psychosis Hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, patient's perception
-Types of delusions to ask about (5)
Psychosis: Hallucinations Sensory perception without an actual stimulus
Auditory: usually in Schizophrenic patients
Visual: can be in Schizophrenia, drug intoxication or delirium
Olfactory: usually an aura associated with epilepsy
Tactile: usually secondary to drug use or alcohol withdrawal
Psychosis and paranoia can occur with prolonged use of strong stimulants, unreasonable fear
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Psychosis and delusions Fixed false beliefs.
Bizarre delusions is a false belief that is impossible (FBI has sent Aliens from area
57 after me).
Non-bizarre: can be possible (Neighbours are spying on me)
TV, radio, thought broadcasting, mind control, referential, thinking
Psychosis patient perception Spiritual or cultural context of symptoms, reality testing, conspiracy theories
Psych ROS other ADHD
Eating disorder: binging, purging, excessive exercising
MSE mental status examination- my parents and behavior, motor activity, speech, mood,
affect, thought content, thought process, perceptual disturbances
MSE: Appearance build, posture, dress, grooming, level of alertness, facial expression, attitude
towards examiner, stated age
MSE: Behavior Cooperative, agitated, disinhibited, disinterested-general statement of whether
patient is exhibiting acute distress and patient's approach to the interview
MSE: Motor Activity Describes the client's physical movements.
Level of Activity: lethargic, tense, restless, or agitated.
Type of Activity: tics, grimaces, or tremors
Unusual gestures or mannerisms: compulsions- lip smacking tongue protrusions
MSE: Speech Fluency, amount, rate, tone volume
MSE: speech fluency Stuttering, word, fighting, difficulty, para phasic errors
MSE speech amount Normal, increased (mania, or hypomania )decreased(anxiety depression, thought
blocking,or psychosis),
MSE speech rate Slowed(depressed), rapid, or pressured
MSE speech tone/volume Irritability, anxious, dysphoric, loud, quiet, timid, angry, childlike
MSE: Mood emotional state patient tells you they feel-subjective: sad, angry, guilty, anxious
MSE: Affect emotional state we observe (quality, quantity, range, appropriateness, congruence)