MSE

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What are the components of the MSE?
1. Appearance, behaviour & rapport
2. Speech
3. Mood
4. Thought form
5. Thought content
6. Risk assessment
7. Perception
8. Cognition
9. Insight & judgement
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Things to assess in appearance
dress, hygiene and grooming, age congruent with appearance, syndromic features
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Things to assess in behaviour
affect, unusual movements, psychomotor slowing or agitation, responding to non-apparent stimuli
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rapport
suspicion, aggression, defiance, over-familiar, eager to please, lack of or excessive eye contact
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Thought content
Delusions, anxiety, negative self esteem, grandiosity, distorted self image, death
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Risk assessment
Self harm, suicide, homicide, desire to hurt others
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Things to assess in appearance

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dress, hygiene and grooming, age congruent with appearance, syndromic features

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rapport

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Thought content

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