The below mentioned article will guide you about how to conduct a psychiatric interview. The patient and the attendants must be helped to feel comfortable enough to give a detailed account of the disorder. A summary of interview is given in Table 4.2: i. Identification of the Patient: It consists of recording: a. Name: Name record nicknames also for proper [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the applications of computers in mental health. Modelling of Cognition and Behaviour in Teaching and Research: The brain has often been likened to a computer, neurons and wires that are connected to each other through switches known as synapses. Computers lack self-direction, intuitiveness, innovativeness, imaginativeness, metaphoricality, creativity, flexibility, versatility, emotionality, irrationality, inconsistency, subjectivity, [...]
It is important to examine a stuporous patient when he is in stupor rather than waiting for the clinical picture to change or for the patient to become more accessible. The systematic way to examine a stuporous patient are: 1. General Reaction and Posture 2. Facial Expression 3. Eyes 4. Reaction to what is said or done 5. Muscular Reactions [...]
