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Clinical features of psychiatric illness

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The approach here is broadly based on the mental state examination, and is not exhaustive.

Psychiatric symptoms may be classified in the following manner:

  • appearance and behaviour
  • speech
  • mood
  • thought content
  • beliefs/perceptions
  • body image
  • cognitive state
  • insight

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