Mozilla

Many psychologist use a mental status exam regularly with clients that have serious mental health problems.  The Mental Status Exam that comes pre-loaded on the !Observe provides a quick and consistent way to examine your students functioning over time.  The template divides 23 behaviors into eight categories (attention, concentration, insight, judgment, memory, no symptoms, orientation and thought disorder).  The template looks like this:

This template is designed to be used while in a structured interview with the client in question.  The interview to be developed by each psychologist to fit her/his needs and style.  The !Observe's flexible template system allows the software to be used in many situations, not for strict behavior observations.