The Mental Status Exam: An Online Teaching Exercise Using Video-Based Depictions by Simulated Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The mental status exam (MSE) is a structured approach to gathering a patient's behavioral and cognitive information. Analogous to the physical exam, it provides a template to collect clinical data in a systematic fashion. The MSE is a core competency of undergraduate medical education (UME) and an entrustable professional activity in clinical psychiatry.

Methods

We developed video clips of simulated patients depicting three adults respectively diagnosed with schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bipolar disorder. We used three short video clips per condition to demonstrate an incremental number of psychiatric signs and symptoms. We used the nine video clips as calibrated stimuli for learners to identify components of the MSE using an online tool.

SUBMITTER: Martin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450674 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature