Mental status

The level and style of functioning of the psyche, including a person’s intellectual functioning and emotional, attitudinal, psychological, and personality aspects and the relationships between them. The term is commonly used to refer to the results of the examination of the patient’s mental state.


The functional state of the mind as judged by the individual’s behavior, appearance, responsiveness to stimuli of all kinds, speech, memory, and judgment.


 


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