Why Is the Mental Status Examination Useful

question 4

Multiple Choice

Why is the mental status examination useful?

• A) It is a standardized procedure for organizing clinical observations.
• B) It allows clinicians to establish hypotheses about current cognitive functioning.
• C) It allows mental health professionals to communicate information about clients in a format that is universally understood within psychiatry and medicine.
• D) All of the above are true.
• E) Only B and C are true.

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