conducting a diagnostic interview with a mental status exam
4- to 5-page paper in which you:
- Write up your MSE for Carl based upon his interview with Dr. Sommers-Flanagan. Be professional and concise for all nine areas.
- Explain the presenting problem for the referral and the identifying descriptors for Carl.
- Identify any areas in your MSE that require follow-up data collection.
- Explain how using the cross-cutting measure would add to the information gathered.
- Analyze the quality of the MSE interview between Dr. Sommers-Flanagan and Carl. In your analysis, consider the following questions:
- What are the strengths and weaknesses in how Dr. Sommers-Flanagan conducts the interview and his variations from the formal MSE?
- What impact does the use of these skills seem to have on Carl?
- How do the skills affect rapport?
- Do Carl’s answers add to your ability to diagnose him in any specific way? Why or why not?
- Explain how you would respond to Carl. In your explanation, consider the following questions:
- What concerns would you have about Carl’s mannerisms in the interview or his spontaneous content and unusual beliefs?
- How would you address these mannerisms and beliefs?
- Would you discuss them with Carl now or in the future? Why?