Mental State Examination and Its Procedures—Narrative Review of Brazilian Descriptive Psychopathology

Background: Mental State Examination (MSE) is compared with physical examination as a reliable method of objective data investigation. There is a growing concern with psychiatric clinics, nosology, and the reliability of diagnostic interview methods as a source of valid diagnostic strategy. Efforts...

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Main Authors: Helio Gomes Rocha Neto, Carlos Eduardo Estellita-Lins, José Luiz Martins Lessa, Maria Tavares Cavalcanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00077/full