Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A
Grooming/Dress Hygiene
Appearance
Level of consciousness Eye contact
Movement Gait/Posture
B Behaviour Motor activity
Social behaviour
Compulsions
Impulse control
S
Rate/Flow Volume
Speech
Quality Quantity
Orientation Attention
C Cognition Concentration
Judgment
Memory
Insight
Qualities Descriptors
A Affect/Mood Stability
Level of anxiety
Intensity/Range
Congruence
Organization Coherence
T
Thought Process/
Logic Stream
Perception Hallucinations/Illusions Feelings of unreality
T
Delusions Suicidal/Aggressive thoughts
Thought Content
Ruminations Obsessions
When conducting an initial assessment, responses are related to current or prior history. For follow-up
reassessments, responses are only related to the current situation or since the last assessment.
Question
Has the patient previously harmed or attempted to harm/kill themselves?
Does the patient wish they were dead, or could go to sleep and not wake up?
Question
Have there been any recent changes to the patient’s mental status?
Have there been any recent changes to the patient’s treatment plan that would impact risk?
AHE – April 2016 Inpatient AMH Suicide Risk Management Policy Suite
Mental State Assessment Charting Guide
General Observations Charting Descriptors
Appearance Level of Consciousness Alert/attentive Drowsy Unresponsive Fluctuating
Emotional State
Reactive Elated Anxious Angry Suspicious Dazed Fearful
Affect Incongruent Sad Irritable Restricted Expansive Flat Labile
Thought Processes
Easy to follow/understand Slow Rapid Pressured
Speech Rate / Quantity Gives sufficient information Talks excessively 1 or 2 word answers Mute
Whispers Shouts Slurred Stutters Rhyming Lively
Quality / Flow Spontaneous Long pauses Halting Rambling Clear/coherent
Incoherent Overly vague Overly detailed Repetitive
Thoughts organized and logical Disorganized Lacks logical connections
Ideas Organization/Form Tells obvious lies Concrete Tangential Circumstantial
Thought Content
Hallucinations Auditory Visual Gustatory Tactile Olfactory
AHE – April 2016 Inpatient AMH Suicide Risk Management Policy Suite