Tag: mental state
Disorders of intellectual development
Preamble The important words here are ‘intellectual’ and ‘development’. Many ordinary people are aware of a concept of delayed or arrested cognitive development that is referred to as learning disability. This article will abbreviate ‘disorders of intellectual development‘ to DOID. this post is not about acquired intellectual disability but some of the issues may apply. There is a tendency in an increasingly ‘woke’ environment of media and social media, to refer to these things as ‘issues’ rather than ‘problems’. IRead More …
Mental State Examination – what’s that?
In January 2012, I touched on Mental State Examination (MSE) rather briefly. I pointed out an example of what is a substandard MSE. In this post I go into the depths of what a MSE is. A few general statements first. In General MSE is important. However, it’s value is not to be overestimated for reasons that will be explained later. Not all patients will give full access to their mental state. A very important part of the MSE isRead More …