This episode covers mental state examination. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/moremedicine/psychiatry/mentalstateexamination/ or in the psychiatry section of the Zero to Finals More Medicine book (due late 2024). The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.
Jun 2016
003 Mental Status Exam Part 1 with Dr. Michael Casher
Episode #3, released on June 8, 2016 and recorded in Spring 2016. Today’s topic is the mental status exam, and I will be interviewing Dr. Michael Casher, one of the attending psychiatrists at the University of Michigan. We will cover: -What is the mental status exam? Why do we ha ... Show More
53m 15s
Jan 2017
Episode 2- Appearance, Behavior, and Speech
What is the mental status exam, and why do we use it so much in psychiatry? In the first part of our Mental Status Exam series, we will start by reviewing the purpose of the mental status exam in psychiatric practice. We will then introduce the first three components of the menta ... Show More