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Mental Status Exam (MSE) Builder

Generate comprehensive mental status exam documentation. Click to select findings and copy the generated note.

Appearance

General physical presentation

Behavior/Psychomotor Activity

Observable behaviors and motor activity

Speech

Rate, rhythm, volume, and quality

Mood (Subjective)

Patient's self-reported emotional state

Affect (Observed)

Observed emotional expression

Thought Process

How thoughts are organized and expressed

Thought Content

What the patient is thinking about

Perceptions

Hallucinations and perceptual disturbances

Cognition

Orientation, memory, attention, concentration

Insight

Understanding of illness and need for treatment

Judgment

Decision-making ability

Additional Notes

Generated MSE Note

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MSE Components Quick Reference

Appearance

Hygiene, grooming, dress, body habitus, apparent age

Behavior

Eye contact, cooperation, psychomotor activity, mannerisms

Speech

Rate, rhythm, volume, tone, articulation

Mood & Affect

Mood (subjective), affect (observed), congruence, range

Thought Process

Organization, logic, goal-directedness, associations

Thought Content

SI/HI, delusions, obsessions, phobias, preoccupations

Clinical Reminder
This tool generates template documentation. Always customize to reflect your actual clinical observations. The MSE should be conducted and documented by qualified mental health professionals.

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