Dilsaver S C
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus.
Am Fam Physician. 1990 May;41(5):1489-96.
The mental status examination is a diagnostic procedure used to detect changes in or abnormalities of orientation, intellectual function (such as language, memory and calculation), thought content, judgment, and mood or affect in patients with medical, neurologic or psychiatric conditions that may affect brain function. The mental status examination can also be used to localize lesions in the brain. Much of the information needed for a mental status assessment can be obtained during a routine history. The elements of the examination depend on a patient's clinical presentation and cultural and educational background.
精神状态检查是一种诊断程序，用于检测可能影响脑功能的医学、神经或精神疾病患者在定向、智力功能（如语言、记忆和计算）、思维内容、判断力以及情绪或情感方面的变化或异常。精神状态检查还可用于定位脑部病变。精神状态评估所需的许多信息可在常规病史询问过程中获得。检查的内容取决于患者的临床表现以及文化和教育背景。
