TASKS FOR MINI CEX

 Elicit mood of the patient

 Elicit thought content and thought process.
 Elicit perceptual processes and report for any abnormality, if present.
 Elicit the history of presenting illness
 Assess Pre-Morbid Personality of the patient.
 Perform Mini Mental State Examination
 Perform Mental State Examination
 Obtain Drug / Alcohol History
 Obtain Psycho-Sexual History
 Perform Frontal Lobe Examination
 Examine Motor System of the Patient
 Examine Sensory System of the Patient
 Examine Cranial Nerves of the Patient
 Perform Funduscopic Examination
 A severely violent young male diagnosed as having bipolar affective disorder currently
in maniac psychotic phase is brought to psychiatric emergency unit by his elder brother.
You plan to opt for electroconvulsive therapy while the patient’s brother has never
heard of it and is reluctant to consent for ECT. Educate and counsel the attendant for
his consent.
 A 5 year old male child is presented with complaints of not able to talk more than 2
words and had started walking at the age of 4 years. He is diagnosed as a case of Global
Intellectual Disability of Moderate Degree. The parents want to know about the
problem with the child and when will he be able to talk. Counsel the parents regarding
the illness and prognosis.
 A young male diagnosed with the Major Depressive Disorder has been on different
psychotropic medications since 4 years. His mood and cognitive functions are still very
much disturbed. He is reporting for erectile dysfunction since 2 months which can be
attributed to prolonged use of pharmacotherapy. Counsel the patient about the non-
pharmacological approaches for his problem.