Mental state examination: The elicitation of symptoms

Psychopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-5

  Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Delusions; Diagnosis; Elicitation; Mental state examination; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; SCREENING; STANDARD; STUDENT; TRAINING;

BAYES THEOREM; DELUSIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEACHING;

EID: 0037251301     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069653     Document Type: Article

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